 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
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 lapas
...greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakspere far above him. As for Jonson, 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.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 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 writer which any theatre ever had. Hu was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, hut rather... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 lapas
...greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakspere far above him. As for Jonson, 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 - 1863 - 788 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 woiks you find little to retrench or alter.... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 lapas
...our 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...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.... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 lapas
...of civil justice and martial discipline. SIR w. RALEGPI 284. CHARACTER OF BEN JONSON. As for Jonson, I think him the most learned and judicious writer...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 - 1865 - 784 lapas
...(for his last plays were but hi: dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer whict any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, a! well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that hi was frugal of it. In his woiks... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 lapas
...greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakspeare far above him. As for Jonson, 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.... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 lapas
...wit eomes short of theirs. As for Joiison, 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.... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1867 - 352 lapas
...passage. 1. "As for Jonson, to whose character I (am) 'have' now ar" rived, if we look upon him whilst he was himself for his last "plays were (but)...him the most learned and "judicious writer (which) ' that ' any theatre ever had." Although a little cumbrous, this sentence is unobjectionable in arrangement.... | |
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