 Vulgarity is far worse than downright blackguardism ; for the latter comprehends wit, humour, and strong sense at times j while the former is a sad abortive attempt at all things, 'signifying nothing.  The works of Thomas Moore - Page 110by Thomas Moore - 1832Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 528 pages
...•signifying nothing.' It does not depend upon low j themes, or even low language, for Fielding revels in j defect in his foot had exposed him, must have let the truth in, with dreadful certa ¡nul the scholar, sporting with his subject, — its master, not its slave. Your vulgar writer is... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 532 pages
...former is a sad abortive attempt at all things, j * signifying nothing.' It does not depend upon low j themes, or even low language, for Fielding revels in both ; — but is he ever vulgar 1 No. You see the man of education, the gentleman, and the scholar, sporting with his subject, —... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1831 - 620 pages
...latter comprehends wit, humour, and strong sense at times; while the former is a sad alortive'attempt at all things, " signifying nothing." It does not...the gentleman, and the scholar, sporting with his subject,—its master, not its slave. Your vulgar writer is always most vulgar the higher his subject... | |
 | 1831 - 444 pages
...worse than dowmight blackguardism ; for the latter comprehends wit, hnmonr, and strong sense at times ; while the former is a sad abortive attempt at all...language, for Fielding revels in both ; — but is he ever vulgurf No. You see the man of education, the gentleman, and the scholar, sporting with his subject,... | |
 | 1831 - 616 pages
...than downright blackguardism ; for the latter comprehends wit, humour, and strong sense, at times ; while the former is a sad abortive attempt at all...upon low themes, or even low language, for Fielding revele in. both ; but is he ever wlgar? No. You see the man of education, the gentleman, and the scholar,... | |
 | 1831 - 624 pages
...the latter comprehends wit, humour, and strong sense at times ; while the former is a sad alortive attempt at all things, " signifying nothing." It does...language, for Fielding revels in both ;— but is he evervulyar? No. You see the man of education, the gentleman, and the scholar, sporting with his subject,... | |
 | Samuel Drew - 1831 - 658 pages
...at times ; while the former is a nad abortive attempt at all things, " signifying nothing." It doce not depend upon low themes, or even low language, for Fielding revels ia both ; but is he ever ntlcar ? No. Von see the man of education, the gentleman, and the scholar,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1833 - 684 pages
...than downright black' guardism ; for the latter comprehends wit, humour, ' and strong sense at times ; while the former is a sad ' abortive attempt at all...' ever vulgar ? No. You see the man of education, O ' the gentleman, and the scholar, sporting with his ' subject, — its master, not its slave. Your... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 396 pages
...than downright blackguardism ; for the latter comprehends wit, humour, and strong sense at times ; while the former is a sad abortive attempt at all...nothing.' It does not depend upon low themes, or even lowlanguage, for Fielding revels in both ; — but is he ever vulgar 9 No. You see the man of education,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1839 - 398 pages
...than downright blackguardism ; for the latter comprehends wit, humour, and strong sense at times ; while the former is a sad abortive attempt at all...he ever vulgar ? No. You see the man of education, suh-gentle^an> and the scholar, sPorting with his u ject,— its master, not its slave. Your vulgar... | |
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