 But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him : no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of Poets, Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.  Notes and Queries - Page 2151903Full view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 lehte
...virburra cupreffi. The confederation of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton fay, that there was no fubject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better treated in Shakefpeare; and, however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 lehte
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenla soltnt inter viburna cufresri. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspcarc;' and however others arc now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 lehte
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cuprcssi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;9 and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 lehte
...lento, solent inter •eibvrrta cvpressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, l,hat there was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred* before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 lehte
...no subject of which any poet ever 1 writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, v.'hich had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 lehte
...lento, solent inter vtburna cuprcisi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that th*e was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it muqh better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 lehte
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr Hales of Eton *...poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 lehte
...himself as high above the rest of poets Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.* Virgil's Eclogues. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there was no subject of which any poet ever wrote but he could produce it much better done in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 lehte
...After giving that fine character of our poet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds, "The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there ivat no subject of •which ant; poet ever writ, but he would produce it MT-CH BETTER done by Shakspeare... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 lehte
...After giving that fine character of ourpoet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds* " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there viat no subject of vjhich any poet ever writ, but he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Shatspcare... | |
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