 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 páginas
...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...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.'... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 páginas
...proper fphere, and in that he delighted moft to reprefent mechanic people. He was deeply converfant in the ancients, both Greek and Latin, and he borrowed boldly from them : there is not a poet or hiftorian among the Roman authors of thofe times, whom he has not trnnfhucd in Sejanus... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 páginas
...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...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 - 624 páginas
...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...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,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 páginas
...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...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 - 288 páginas
...his genius was too sullen and 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 delighted most to represent mechanics. He was deeply conversant in the airtients, both Greek and Latin, and he borrowed boldly... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 páginas
...find him making love in any of bis scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially...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 - 416 páginas
...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, " especially when he knew he " came after those who had per" formed both to such a height. " Humour was his proper sphere, " and in that he delighted most... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 páginas
...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 when he knew he ' came after those who had per' formed both to such a height. ' Humour was his proper sphere, ' and in that he delighted most... | |
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You 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 when he knew he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was... 
