 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.  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 1481845Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...'was no fubjefl of luhich any faet ever writ, but he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Sbakffeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonfon, never equalled them to him in their eftcem : And... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...no fubject of which any poet ever writ, but h: would produce it much better treated in Shakefpeare; and, however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him Fletcher and Jor.fon, never equalled them to him in their efteem. And in... | |
 | 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 - 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,...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, which had... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;8 and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...was no Jutjetl of which any poet ever writ, tut he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Shak/peare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonfon, never equalled them to him in their efteem : And... | |
 | 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,...preferred* before him, yet the age wherein he lived, Which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jotison, never equalled them to him in their esteem : and... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton ,'ay, that there was no subject of which any poet ever 1 writ, but he would produce it much better done in...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... | |
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