 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - Страниц: 784
...find him making love in any of bif scenes, or endeavoring to move the passions; his genius was toe sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially...after those who had performed both to such a height. Humor was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. He was deeply... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - Страниц: 458
...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.... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1867 - Страниц: 352
...than any of his predecessors." A suitable remark in further illustration of his judiciousness. " that he came after those who had performed both to such a "height." This remark belongs to a distinct feature of Jonson not included either in his learning or in his judgment;... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - Страниц: 530
...of 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...saturnine to do it gracefully, especially when he knew (he was conscious that) he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - Страниц: 420
...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, or endeavoring to move the passions; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1850 - Страниц: 492
...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, especiall}' when he knew he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humor was his... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - Страниц: 786
...find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavoring to move the passions ; his genius was ton sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially...after those who had performed both to such a height. Humor was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most tu represent mechanic people. He was deeply... | |
 | 1875 - Страниц: 174
...of 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...was too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, espedally when he knew he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humour was his... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - Страниц: 840
...commendation. " You seldom (says Dryden) find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavoring n in the chronicle of wasted time I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And bea Humor was his proper sphere; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanics." Jonson also composed... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - Страниц: 576
...art was wanting to the drama till he carue. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who shing empire to scorn and contempt? But hud performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to... | |
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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.... 
