 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - Страниц: 418
...Chaucer, ed. Skeat, Parson's Tale §37. 4. 9. Of Ben Jonson, Dryden (Works, ed. 1892, 15. 347) remarks: 'You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.'... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Страниц: 591
...art was 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...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to, represent * This observation,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Страниц: 624
...drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You eeldom find him making love in any of his (scenes, or endeavouring...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent 1 This observation,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Страниц: 634
...managed his strength to more advantage than any •who preceded him. You seldom find him making Jove in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the...and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially when hq knew he came after those who had performed both to Buch an height. Humour was his proper sphere;... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - Страниц: 1152
...art was wanting to t!.« drama, till he came. He managed Ins strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any...after those who had performed both to such a height. Hnmorr was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. Me was deeply... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - Страниц: 548
...art was 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, of endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do 'it gracefully,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Страниц: 432
...art was 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...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - Страниц: 288
...totally superseded those which divided with them the public applause in the time of Dryden. VOL. I. M seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...saturnine to do it gracefully, especially when he came after those who performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere, and in that he... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - Страниц: 310
...strength to more advantage than anj who preceded him. Yon seldom find him making love in any of bis scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere, and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - Страниц: 416
...was wanting to the drama, " till he came. He managed bis " strengt!; to more advantage than " any who preceded him. You " seldom find him making love " in any of his scenes, or endea" vouring to move the passions ; " his genius was too sullen and " saturnine to do it gracefully,... | |
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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 him.... 
