...had elevated Shadwell to the highest pinnacle in the realm of nonsense, making Flecknoe exclaim : ' Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirmed...pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike thro', and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's...

...increased to JE300, was conferred on Thomas Shadwell, whom Dryden thus satirized in his "Mac Flecknoe:" The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval; But Shadwell's...

...increased to £300, was conferred on Thomas bhadwull, jvhom Dryden thus satirized in his uMac Flecknoe:" The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval; . But Shadwell's...

...(Should only rule that most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, it Mature In dulnesTfrom Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirmed...pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. 20 Some b"eams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's...

...Mature in dulness from his tender years : Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning...pretence. But Shadwell never deviates into sense. go Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shad...

...from hi» tender years, Shadwell alone, of all my sons, in he Who stands confirmed in full Btupidily. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense." This is exquisite writing, but very untrue. Shadwell was a man of much tact, observation, ami liveliness,...

...most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dullness from his earliest years : Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirmed...pretence ; But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval : But Shadwell's...

...were now both antagonists of Dry den : and they arc pilloried together by Dryden as Og and Docg in the Shadwell alone of all my sons is he Who stands confirmed...pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. — 20 Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's...

...his adopted son : Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature m (fulness Jrom his tender years ; Shadwell alone of all my sons is he Who stands confirmed...pretence ; But Shadwell never deviates into sense. These are tremendous lines that fill us with astonishment. They are so full of wit, that in our admiration...

...his adopted son : Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness Jrom his tender years ; Shadwell alone of all my sons is he Who stands confirmed...meaning make pretence ; But Shadwell never deviates into senae. These are tremendous lines that fill us with astonishment. They are so full of wit, that in...