 ... 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
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1902 - 448 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, or endeavoring to move the passions; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially... | |
 | William Peacock - 1903 - 408 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,...he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
 | 1903 - 402 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 doit gracefully; especially when he knew, he came after those who had performed both to such a height.... | |
 | Maurice Castelain - 1907 - 1012 pàgines
...seldom find hïm making love in anv of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his genins wns too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially when he knew he came nfter those who had performed both to sucha height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in thut he delighted... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1912 - 594 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,...he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere, and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 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,...he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 924 pàgines
...than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, or [120 endeavoring Chauntecleer his winges gan to bete,17 As man that coude his treso j it gracefully, especially when he knew he; came after those who had performed both to such an height.... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 566 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, or [120 endeavoring to move the passions; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully,... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1917 - 300 pàgines
...other works, it was in this field that his greatest strength lay. In this connection, Dryden writes12 : 'You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...after those who had performed both to such an height. Humor was his proper sphere.' As an addi' Two G. of V., Com. of E., LLL, M. of V., MND 8 Friar Bacon,... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1917 - 648 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,...he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
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