 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 lehte
...Chaucer, ed. Skeat, Parson's Tale §37. 4. 9. Of Ben Jonson, Dryden (Works, ed. 1892, 15. 347) remarks: 'You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 lehte
...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 - 591 lehte
...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...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 lehte
...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...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 - 624 lehte
...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...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 - 556 lehte
...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...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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 lehte
...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...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,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 lehte
...we had . before him ; but something of art was wanting to t!.« drama, till he came. He managed Ins strength to more advantage than any who preceded him....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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 lehte
...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...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... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 lehte
...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...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... | |
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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. 
