 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
 | Book - 1868 - 168 lapas
...greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakespeare 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.... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 lapas
...JONSON.1 (FROM THE SAME WORK.) „ 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) (ie written in his dotage), I think him the" most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 lapas
...Shakespeare far above him. As for Jonson, to whose character I am 4 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.... | |
 | Class-book - 1869 - 344 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...most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One 1 To beg, or seek by low arts. cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 lapas
...(for his last plays were but nis dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which anj theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as weii at Dthers. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rathei that he was frugal 'jf it. In his works you... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1850 - 492 lapas
...character I am now arrived, if .ce look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but nis dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious...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.... | |
 | 1872 - 556 lapas
...short of theirs. 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 - 1872 - 786 lapas
...his last plays were but his •lotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer which my theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as «•ell as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his woiks... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 lapas
...earned his place in English literature. Dryden gives him high praise. ' If,' says he, ' 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 that he wanted wit, bnt rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 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...learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. JJq was a most severe judge of himself as well as of others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather... | |
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