 Maeviad 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,...  Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 313edited by - 1838Full view - About this book
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 790 pages
...of the Baviad and Micviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might have humbug-god tin: world long enough. As a commentator he was capital,...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma was, in Gifford's eyes, a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. The same fault of extreme severity... | |
 | 1838 - 472 pages
...one of the best versions ever made of a classical author, and his satire of the Baviad and Mseviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was, in Gifford's eyes, a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. The same fault of extreme severity... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1838 - 512 pages
...one of the best versions ever made of a classical author, and his satire of the Baviad and Mseviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might...rancours against those who had preceded him in the task ; bat a misconstruction or misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma was, in Gilford's eyes,... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 396 pages
...one of the best versions ever made of a classical author, and his satire of the Baviad and Mseviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was in Gifford's eyes a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. The same fault of extreme severity... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 396 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...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was in Gifford's 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...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, 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... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1891 - 602 pages
...one of the best versions ever made of a classical author, and his satire of the Baviad and Mseviad squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs, who might...misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was, in Gifford's eyes, a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. The same fault of extreme severity... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 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... | |
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