 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
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 σελίδες
...smartness is never inter milted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have, therefore, in some degree, the...oftener than merriment. But they are the works of a mind rrplete with images and quick in combination. Of liis miscellaneous poetry I cannot say anj thing very... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1849 - 650 σελίδες
...Life, that ' his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward, or to strike; the contest of smartness is never intermitted...playing to and fro, with alternate corruscations.' itance of the French theatre ; and says, that the language of Eng lish comedy is the language of debauchery,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 σελίδες
...exhibit not much of humor, imagery, or passion: his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of...wit is a meteor playing to and fro, with alternate coruscations." If he can learn to embroider with as much splendor, taste, and address as this and many... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 σελίδες
...humor, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentenee is to ward or strike; the contest of smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a metcor playing to and fro, with alternate coruscations." If he can learn to embroider with as much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 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 - 1854 - 484 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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1854 - 1314 σελίδες
...kind of intellects. gladintor*; every sentence is to ward, or to strike; the contest of smartness i« never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor, playing to and fro, with alternate corruscatioos tt&nce of the French theatre; ana says, that the language of Ene lish comedy is the language... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1864 - 442 σελίδες
...smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation...oftener than merriment. But they are the works of a miud replete with images, and quick in combination. Of his miscellaneous poetry I cannot say anything... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1866 - 654 σελίδες
...smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation...divert, and raise admiration oftener than merriment. Bnt they are the works of a mind replete with images, and quick in combination." Of his miscellaneous... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1867 - 548 σελίδες
...personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators — every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest ot smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor, playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. He has abundant wit, but it is neither very original nor very choice, and as cold and... | |
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