 | Virgil - 1721 - 456 páginas
...thofe whom he calls Let Pettts Effrits: Such things as are our UppW'Gallery Audience in a PlayHoufe: who like nothing but the Husk and Rind of Wit ; prefer a Quibble, a Conceit, an Epigram, before folid Senfe, and elegant Expreffion: Thefe are Mobb-Readers : If?7jrgil and Martial flood for Parliament-Men,... | |
 | 1744 - 348 páginas
...EJpriti, fach things as are our Upper-Gallery Audience in a Play-houfe ; who like nothing but the Hu '« and Rind of Wit, prefer a Quibble, a Conceit, an Epigram, before folid Senfe and elegant Expreffion : Thefe are Mob Readers. If Virgil and Martial flood for Parliament-Men,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 páginas
...Efprits : fuch things as are our upper-gallery audience in a playhoufe : who like nothing but the hufk. and rind of wit ; prefer a quibble, a conceit, an epigram, before foli<l fenfe, and elegant expreffion : thefe are mob-readers : if Virgil and Martial ftood for parliament-men,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 páginas
...Efprits: fuch things as are our upper-gallery audience in a playhoufe : who like nothing but the hufk and rind of wit ; prefer a quibble, a conceit, an epigram, before folid fenfe, and elegant expreffion : thefe are mob-readers : if Virgil and Martial flood for parliament-men,... | |
 | 1792 - 918 páginas
...Efprits : fuch things as are our upper-gallery audience in a play-houfe : who like nothing but the hulk and rind of wit ; prefer a quibble, a conceit, an epigram, before folid fenfe, and elegant expreffion: thcfe are mob-readers: if Virgil and Martial ftood for parliament-men,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 páginas
...Efprits : fuch things .is arc our upper-gallery audience in a play-houfe : who like nothing but the hulk and rind of wit ; prefer a quibble, a conceit, an epigram, before folid fenfe, and elegant exprefiion: thefe are mob-readers: if Virgil and Martial ftood for parliiment-mcn,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 páginas
...lowest form he places those whom he calls les pet its esprit s : such things as are our upper-gallery audience in a playhouse ; who like nothing but the...before solid sense, and elegant expression. These are. mob-readers. If Virgil and Martial stood for parliament-men, we know already who would carry it. But... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 páginas
...lowest form he places those whom he calls les pettts esprits : such things as are our upper-gallery audience in a playhouse ; who like nothing but the....before solid sense, and elegant expression. These are mob-readers. If Virgil and Martial stood for parliament-men, we know already who would carry it. But... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 páginas
...lowest form he places those whom he calls Les Petits Esprits, such things as are our upper-gallery audience in a playhouse; who like nothing but the husk and rind of wit, and prefer a quibble, a conceit, an epigram, before solid sense and elegant expression. These are mob... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 páginas
...form he places those whom he calls Les Petits Esprits, such things as are our upper-gallery aur dience in a playhouse; who like nothing but the husk and rind of wit, and prefer a quib.ble, a con-; ceit, an epigram, before solid sense and elegant expression. These are... | |
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Segrais has distinguished the readers of poetry, according to their capacity of judging, into three classes. (He might have said the same of writers too, if he had pleased.) In the lowest form he places those whom he calls Les Petits... 
