 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - Страниц: 516
...retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour alio, in fome meafure, we had before him; but fomething of art was wanting to the drama till he came. He managed his ilrength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You feldom find him making love in any of his... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Страниц: 634
...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...any •who preceded him. You seldom find him making Jove in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions; his genius was too sullen and saturnine... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Страниц: 624
...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...strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You eeldom find him making love in any of his (scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - Страниц: 548
...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...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,... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - Страниц: 288
...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...strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You regularity and taste of the French drama. Hence the plays of our immortal bard, who so boldly broke... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - Страниц: 310
...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...came. He managed his strength to more advantage than anj who preceded him. Yon seldom find him making love in any of bis scenes, or endeavouring to move... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - Страниц: 416
...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 bis " strengt!; to more advantage than " any who preceded him. You " seldom find him making love "... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - Страниц: 546
...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...seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring'to move .the passions ; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially... | |
 | 1845 - Страниц: 816
...works ; you find little to retouch or alter. Wit and language, and humour also, in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the...managed his strength to more advantage than any who succeeded him. You seldom find him making love in any of bis scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - Страниц: 830
...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... | |
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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. 
