Mseviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might have humbugged the world long enough. As a commentator he was capital, could he but have suppressed his rancours against those who had preceded him in the task ; but a misconstruction or misinterpretation,... Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.. - Page 20by John Gibson Lockhart - 1838Full view - About this book
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 830 pages
...is one of the best versions ever made of a classical author, and his satire of the Baviad and Mnviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was, in Gilford's eyes, a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. The same fault of extreme severity... | |
| The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction VOL.XXXII - 1838 - 474 pages
...best versions ever made of a classical author, and his satire of the Baviad and Maeviacl suutibashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might have humbugged...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was, in Gilford's eyes, a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. The same fault of extreme severity... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 826 pages
...author, and his satire of the Baviad and Maeviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might bave humbugged the world long enough. As a commentator,...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was, in Gifford'e eyes, a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. The same fault of extreme severity... | |
| Philip Massinger - English drama - 1840 - 590 pages
...weary are at rest." In Sir Walter Scott's Diary appears the following admirable character of Gifford: " As a commentator he was capital, could he but have...eyes a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. This lack of temper probably arose from indifferent health ; for he was very valetudinary, and realised... | |
| Philip Massinger, William Gifford - English drama - 1840 - 634 pages
...are at rest." In Sir Walter Scott's Diary appears the following admirable character of Giffbrd • " As a commentator he was capital, could he but have...misinterpretation, nay the misplacing of a comma, was in Giflbrd's eyes a crime worthy of the most severe' animadversion. This lack of temper probably arose... | |
| Philip Massinger, William Gifford - English drama - 1856 - 594 pages
...are at rest." In Sir Walter Scott's Diary appears the following admirable character of Gifford • " As a commentator he was capital, could he but have...misinterpretation, nay the^ misplacing of a comma, was in Gifford 's eyes a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. This lack of temper probably arose... | |
| Philip Massinger - 1860 - 600 pages
...Scott's Diary appears the following admirable character of Gifford • " As a commentator he was-capital, could he but have suppressed his rancours against...eyes a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. This lack of temper probably arose from indifferent health ; for he was very valetudinary, and realised... | |
| John Seely Hart - English literature - 1872 - 654 pages
...versions ever made of a classical author; and his satire uf tho Buviad a:ul Mteviad squabashcd at once a set of coxcombs, who might have humbugged the world long enough. Лз a cummentntor he was capital, could he but have repressed his rancors against t ¡шве who had... | |
| William Clark Russell - Authors, English - 1876 - 538 pages
...one of the best versions ever made of a classical author, and his satire of the Baviad and Maeviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs who might...against those who had preceded him in the task ; but a rnisconstruction or a misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was, in Clifford's eyes, a... | |
| John Ogilvie - 1883 - 830 pages
...(skwa-bash'), vt To crush; to i|ti:i-li. [Colloq.] His (Gifford's) satire of the Baviad and Ma-viad squabathed, at one blow, a set of coxcombs who might have humbugged the world long enough. Sir If. Scott. Squabbish, Squabby (skwob'ish, skwol/i), a. Thick; fat; heavy. Diet renders them of... | |
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