 | 1901 - 280 pages
...Romanorum, the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love play. He is the father of the first romance and of the last...and surely worthy of a higher place than any living author, be he who he may. And of all persons seemingly the least likely to approve, Thomas Carlyle,... | |
 | 1901 - 282 pages
...composition of his incomparable letters and of the Castle of Otranto, he is the Ultimus Romanorurn, the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love play. He is the father of the first romance and of the last tragedy in our language, and surely... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1902 - 404 pages
...composition of his incomparable ' Letters ' and of the ' Castle of Otranto,' he is the ' Ultimus Romanorum," the author of the ' Mysterious Mother,' a tragedy...higher place than any living writer, be he who he may." Yet Walpole himself, by some strange perversion, was either unable, or affected to be unable, to discover... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1922 - 628 pages
...Castle of Otranto [1765], he is the " Ultimus Romanorum," the author of the Mysterious Mother [1768], a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love-play....higher place than any living writer, be he who he may.1 " that l,e was the only man he ever saw who reminded him of the heroes of Plutarch." * 1. [This... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1905 - 632 pages
...Castle of Otranto [1765], he is the " Ultimus Romanorum," the author of the Mysterious Mother [1768], a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love-play....higher place than any living writer, be he who he may. 1 " that lie was the only man he ever saw who reminded him of the heroes of Plutarch." * 1. [This appreciation... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1905 - 1110 pages
...letters, and of the Castle of Otranto, he is the ' Ultirans Romanornm,' the author of the Myiterious sorrow Is doom'd to all who love or live ; And if, piano than any living writer, be he who he may. In speaking of the drama Marino Faliero, I forgot to... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1905 - 1098 pages
...composition of his incomparable letters, and of the Castle of Otranio, he is the ' Ultimns Romanorum,' ny onr language, and surely worthy of a higher place than any living writer, be he who he may. In speaking... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1905 - 396 pages
...to the correspondence with Sir. H. Mann, Lord Byron's words are : — " He is the uitimus Bomanorum, the author of the ' Mysterious Mother,' a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love play. He is the father of the first romance, and of the last tragedy, in our lan; nage; and surely... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 812 pages
...excepted.— DRAKE, NATHAN, 17981820, Literary Hours, vol. n, No. xxix, p. 109. He is the ultimus Romanorum, ng mad, or stupidly serene. In cold-wrought scenes the lifeless actor Whilst wit, folli love play. He is the father of the first^ romance, and of the last tragedy, in our language; and surely... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1917 - 528 pages
...prefixed to the correspondence with Sir H. Mann. Lord Byron's words are : ' He is the ultimus Romanorum, the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love play. He is the father of the first romance, and of the last tragedy, in our language ; and surely... | |
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Ultimus Romanorum," the author of the Mysterious Mother, a tragedy of the highest order, and not a puling love-play. He is the father of the first romance and of the last tragedy in our language, and surely worthy of a higher place than any living writer,... 
