 ... it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour, also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded...  Poetaster - Pàgina 200per Ben Jonson - 1616 - 282 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 pàgines
...wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...especially when he knew he came after those who had perfqrmed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere, and in that h« delighted most to represent... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pàgines
...makes comedy pleasant, he was defective. " You seldom," observes the great critic last mentioned, " find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring...was too sullen and saturnine, to do it gracefully." And even his peculiar humour7 he drew rather from conceptions of ridiculous character formed in his... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pàgines
...makes comedy pleasant, he was defective. " You seldom," observes the great critic last mentioned, " find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring...was too sullen and saturnine, to do it gracefully." And even his peculiar 'humour he drew rather from conceptions of ridiculous character formed in his... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 442 pàgines
...wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...passions ; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do itgracefully, especially when he knew he came after those who had performed both to such an height.... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 830 pàgines
...He was defective in almost every thing which makes comedy pleasant. Dryden Krtys^ ". YOU seldom fmd him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions; his gcniiu was toiv sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully. Humour was hia proper sphere ; and in that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pàgines
...managed his strength to more advantage thtiu any who preceded Mm. You seldom lind him makiiig Jove because he thinks himself immortal. All men think II gracefully, especially when he knew he came after those who had performed both to such u height.... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 656 pàgines
...the Drama till he came — he managed his strength to more advantage than any that preceded him — you seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...to move the passions — his genius was too sullen to do it gracefully — humour was his proper sphere — he invaded the Ancients, both Greek and Latin,... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 pàgines
...wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius was soo sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially when he knew he came after those who had performed... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pàgines
...this commendation. "You seldom (says Dryden) find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavoring lifts her airy brow ; Or downward spreading to the sunny shore, Where Alba breathes Humor was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanics." Besides his comedies,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pàgines
...commendation. " You seldom (says Dryden) find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavoring s , - ̢ 䴲zV\b ? Dd3 v 5 ^t ϶Z. |5q E {O kwc0 Humor was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanies." Besides his comedies,... | |
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