 As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself,...  The Works of Ben Jonson - ccxcv. lappuseautors: Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816Pilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - 536 lapas
...character I am now Arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were hut his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious...judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, hut rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter.... | |
 | 1845 - 842 lapas
...wit comes short of theirs. " As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were but...; of himself as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it in his works ; you find little to retouch or alter.... | |
 | John Wilson - 1846 - 360 lapas
...Shakspeare far above him. " As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but...writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge—of himself as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of... | |
 | Bits - 1847 - 88 lapas
...him.—Dryden. BEN JONSON. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but...judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter.... | |
 | Wiltshire Stanton Austin, John Ralph - 1853 - 658 lapas
...invention." Dryden writes : " As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but...judge of himself as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 lapas
...far above him. BEN JONSON. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were but...judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 lapas
...far above him. BEX JONSON. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon hirn while he was himself, (for his last plays were but...judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 lapas
...far above him. BEN JONSON. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were but...judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he them ; there is scarce a poet or historian among the Roman authors of... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 lapas
...wrote, but, he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare. As for Jonson, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were but...had. He was a most severe judge of himself as well as of others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find... | |
 | 1857 - 574 lapas
...is highly favourable : — " As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but...any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himeelf, as well as others. One cannot say ho wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his... | |
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