 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 σελίδες
...Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakspere far above him. As for Jonson, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his...but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 σελίδες
...ohsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit Comes short of theirs. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were hut his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. Hu... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 σελίδες
...Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakspere far above him. As for Jonson, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his...but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 σελίδες
...set our Shakspeare far above him. . BEN JONSON. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his...but his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others.... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 σελίδες
...the courtiers, set our Shakspeare far above him. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his...but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 σελίδες
...Shakspean; far above him. BEN JONSON. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we lool upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were but hi: dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer whict any theatre ever had. He was... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 σελίδες
...Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakspeare far above him. As for Jonson, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his...but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others.... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 σελίδες
...obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit eomes short of theirs. As for Joiison, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his...but his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others.... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1867 - 352 σελίδες
...passage. 1. "As for Jonson, to whose character I (am) 'have' now ar" rived, if we look upon him whilst he was himself — for his last "plays were (but) his dotages — I think him the most learned and "judicious writer (which) ' that ' any theatre ever had." Although a little cumbrous, this sentence... | |
 | Book - 1868 - 168 σελίδες
...Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakespeare far above him. As for Jonson, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his...but his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others.... | |
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As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself,... 
