 His scenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate...  The General Biographical Dictionary - Σελίδα 161επεξεργασία από - 1813Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 σελίδες
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion. His personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of...playing to and fro with alternate corruscations." Congreve, in the before-mentioned letter to Dennis, speaking of humour in female characters of the... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 σελίδες
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion. His personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...playing to and fro with alternate corruscations." Congreve, in the before-mentioned letter to Dennis, speaking of humour in female characters of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 σελίδες
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they 'surprize... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 σελίδες
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have. therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 σελίδες
...not much of humour, imagery, or passion; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; eveiy sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness...is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing tn and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have, therefore, in some degree, the operation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 σελίδες
...endeavoured he seldom failed of performing. Hi* «cenes exhibit not muchof humour, imagery, or рышоп ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiator«...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have, therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 σελίδες
...intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies lave, r : — 1 have found out a gift for my fair ; I have...where the wood-pigeons breed ; But let me that plun oftencr than merriment. But hey are the works of a mind replete with mages and quick in combination.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 σελίδες
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 742 σελίδες
...never intf rmitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedie« ollener than merriment. But they are the works of a mind replete with images and quick in combination.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 σελίδες
...exhibit not inuchof humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never inter milted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. Hi-s comedies lave,... | |
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