| Philip Massinger - 1840 - 756 pàgines
...higher in learning,— solid but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with an English man-of-war,— lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention."— Fuller's Worthies.... | |
| Charles Knight - 1841 - 478 pàgines
...Ben Jonson ; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-ofwar : Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 378 pàgines
...Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-ofwar : master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning: solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all... | |
| Francis Beaumont - 1843 - 608 pàgines
...[Shakespeare] and Ben Johnson., which two I behold like a Spanish great Gallion and an English man of war. Master Johnson (like the former) was built far...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and tetke advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his Wit and Invention." Fuller's Worthies ( Warwick.),... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 pàgines
...Ben Jonson. I behold them like i Spanish great galleon, and an English man of Avar. Master Jonson, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances; Sb.ilsjware, like the latter, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with ill tides, tack... | |
| Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pàgines
...Jonson ; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war : Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow, in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1808 - 658 pàgines
...far hiihcr in loaming, solid but slow in hispcrfonnances. Sliakspeare with the I'.n^lirh man-of-nar, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and lake advantage of all « iinis, by the quickness of Irs wit nnd invention." An epitaph written for... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pàgines
...Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English mar. of war. Matter Jonaun, like the former, was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspere, like an English man of war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1844 - 598 pàgines
...jest." " which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war: Master Jonson, like the former, was built far higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances: Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all... | |
| George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1844 - 530 pàgines
...Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war : master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning: solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with nil... | |
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