 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and " found her there, I cannot say he is every where " alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to " compare...with the greatest of mankind, He is " many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit dege" aerating into clenches, his serious swelling into " bombast. *<... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike; were he so, I should do him injury to compare...greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike; were he so, I should do him injury to compare...greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...read nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were lie so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike; were he so, I should do him injury to compare...with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, bis serious swelling into bombast. But he is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...to read nature ; he looked m" wards, and found her there. I cannot say he " is every where alike j were he so, I should do " him injury to compare him...with the greatest of " mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; " his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his " serious swelling into bombast. But... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare...degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into 'bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare...degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare...degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him : no man can say, he... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature, he looked inwards and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare...degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bomhast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever... | |
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When he describes anything, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning give him the greater commendation. He was naturally learned. He needed not the spectacles of books to read nature. He looked inwards, and found... 
