 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 750 pages
...contests of sarcasm : their jests are commonly gross, and thc>r 330 331 pleasantry licentious; neither Ms gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are...he represented the real conversation of his time is Dot easy to determine : the reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed- to have been a time of •tateliness,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 544 pages
...spleen; and he exulted in its abasement. In his page, " Sbakspeare, in his comic scenes, is seldom successful when he engages his characters in reciprocations...are commonly gross, and their pleasantry licentious. In tragedy, his performance seems to be constantly worse as his lahour is more. The effusions of passion,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 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... | |
 | Zoology - 1921 - 472 pages
...carelessly pursued, that he seems not always fully to comprehend his own design." "In his comic scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters...his clowns by any appearance of refined manners." "In narration he affects a disproportionate pomp of diction and a wearisome train of circumlocution,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...those of turbulence, violence, and adventure. In his comic scenes, he is seldom very successful, •hen 3 nrach delicacy, nor ,are sufficiently distinguished from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, with those of turbulence, violence, and adventure. In his coir.ic scenes, he time of statcliness, formality, and reserve, yet perhaps the relaxations of that severity were not... | |
 | Andrew Becket - Great Britain - 1838 - 396 pages
...or desire." — But how does this agree with what follows ? — " In his comic scenes he is seldom successful when he engages his characters in reciprocations...pleasantry licentious ; neither his gentlemen nor ladies have much delicacy, nor are sufficiently distinguished from his clowns by any appearance of... | |
 | Andrew Becket - Great Britain - 1838 - 320 pages
...or desire.' ' — But how does this agree with what follows ? — " In his comic scenes he is seldom successful when he engages his characters in reciprocations...pleasantry licentious ; neither his gentlemen nor ladies have much delicacy, nor are sufficiently distinguished from his clowns by any appearance of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, wiili lUuso uf turbulence, violence, and adventure. In his comic scenes he is seldom very successful when he engages his characters...represented the real conversation of his time is not easy to determines; the reign of Elizabeth is commonly supposed to have been a time of stateliness, formality,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 pages
...innocence, quiet, and security, with those of turbulence, riolence, and adventure. In his comic scenes he is seldom very successful, when he engages his characters...licentious ; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies bare much delicacy, nor are sufficiently distinguished from his clowns by any appearance of refined... | |
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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... 
