 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...virburra cupreffi. The confederation of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton fay, that there was no fubject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better treated in Shakefpeare; and, however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenla soltnt inter viburna cufresri. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspcarc;' and however others arc now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein lie lived,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cuprcssi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;9 and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived,... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...lento, solent inter •eibvrrta cvpressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, l,hat there was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred* before him, yet the age wherein he lived,... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...no subject of which any poet ever 1 writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, v.'hich had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...lento, solent inter vtburna cuprcisi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that th*e was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it muqh better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...himself as high above the rest of poets Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.* Virgil's Eclogues. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there was no subject of which any poet ever wrote but he could produce it much better done in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...After giving that fine character of our poet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds, "The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there ivat no subject of •which ant; poet ever writ, but he would produce it MT-CH BETTER done by Shakspeare... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...After giving that fine character of our poet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds, " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there VMSno subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Shakspeare ;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...After giving that fine character of ourpoet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds* " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there viat no subject of vjhich any poet ever writ, but he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Shatspcare... | |
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... bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi. 
