 | John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...Heroes are the moll civil People breathing; but their good BreeJing fcldom extends to a Word of Senfe : All their Wit is in their Ceremony; they want the Genius which animates our Stage; and therefore 'tis but neceflaty when they canaot plcaft, that they Ihould take care not to offend. But, as the civileft... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1776 - 382 pages
...heroes are the moft civil people breathing ; but their good-breeding feldom extends to a word of fenfe : all their wit is in their ceremony ; they want the genius which animates our ftage ; and therefore 'tis but neceflary when they cannot pleafe, that they mould take care not to... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1776 - 422 pages
...heroes are the moft civil people breathing; but their good-breeding feldom extends to a word of fenfe : all their wit is in their ceremony ; they want the genius which animates our ftage ; and therefore 'tis but neceflary when they cannot pleafe, that they ihould take care not to... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 550 pages
...would fain be nibbling ere their teeth are come. Yet in this nicety of manners does the excelt/ lency of French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most...as the civilest man in the company is commonly the dullest, 6 so these authors, while they are afraid to make you laugh or cry, out of pure good manners... | |
 | Percival Stockdale - English poetry - 1807 - 628 pages
...French poetry " consist, their heroes are the most civil " people breathing; but their goodbreed" ing seldom extends to a word of sense : " all their wit...genius which animates our " stage; and therefore, 'tis but necessary " when they cannot please, that they " should take care not to offend. But as "... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - France - 1807 - 382 pages
...traités comme des fats imbéciles , et , ce qui peut paroîtrç tesour stage ; and therefore , tis but necessary , when they cannot please; that they...Should take care not to offend. But as the civilest manin the cqmpany is commonly the dullest, so thèse authors while they are afraid to makeyoulaugh... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 426 pages
...of French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most civil people breathing; but their good breeding seldom extends to a word of sense ; all their wit...please, that they should take care not to offend. Ikit as the civillest man in the company is commonly the dullest, so these authors, while they are... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 436 pages
...French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most civil people breathing ; but their good breedm ing seldom extends to a word of sense ; all their wit...their ceremony ; they want the genius which animates OUT stage ; and therefore it is but necessary, when they cannot please, that they should take care... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...poetry is made to consist. '* Their heroes are the most civil people breathing, but their good breeding seldom extends to a word of sense ; all their wit...as the civilest man in the company is commonly the dullest, so these authors, while they are afraid to make you laugh or cry, out of pure good manners... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 430 pages
...opinion my enemies are but sucking critics, who would fain be nibbling ere their tee^h are come. ing seldom extends to a word of sense ; all their wit...that they should take care not to offend. But as the civillest man in the company is commonly the dullest, so these authors, while they are afraid to make... | |
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I'en croit. My comfort is, that by this opinion my enemies are but sucking critics, who would fain be nibbling ere their teeth are come. Yet, in this nicety of manners does the excellency of French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most civil people... 
