 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...when he engages his characters in reciprocations of smartness and contests of sarcasm ; theirjests are Commonly gross, and their pleasantry licentious....of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality, and reserve ; yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...introduce Fairies almost u often as Nymphs are mentioned in these classick authors. In his comick scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters...reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality, and reserve, yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...whrn he engages his characters in reciprocations of •inartness, and contests of sarcasms ; these jests are commonly gross, and their pleasantry licentious...his clowns, by any appearance of refined manners. -•' In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be worse, as his labour is more. The effusions... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, with those of turbulence, violence, and adventure. In his comick scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters...reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality, and reserve, yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, with those of turbulence, violence, and adventure. In his comick scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters...distinguished from his clowns by any appearance of Tclined manners. Whether he represented the real conversation of his time is not easy to deterjnine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, with those of turbulence, violence, and adventure. , In his comic scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters...reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality, and reserve ; yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...about the funeral bed " Of Achelous: ." In his comick scenes he is seldom very successful, when lie engages his characters in reciprocations of smartness...is not easy to determine; the reign of Elizabeth is commonl y supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality, and reserve, yet perhaps the relaxations... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...successful, when he engages his characters in reciprocations of smartness and contests of sarcasm i their jests are commonly gross, and their pleasantry...reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality, and reserve, yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, with those ©f turbulence, violence, and adventureIn his comick scenes he is seldom very successful", when he engages his characters...reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality, and reserve ; yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, with those of turbulence, violence, and adventure. In his comick scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters...reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of statelirtess, formality, and reserve, yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
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Arcadia, confounded the pastoral with the feudal times, the days of innocence, quiet, and security, with those of turbulence, violence, and adventure. In his comic scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters in reciprocations of... 
