 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 páginas
...by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations,...changed Dryden's gold for baser metal, of lower value though of greater bulk. " In this, and in all his other Essays on the same subject, the criticism of... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 608 páginas
...curious in its limitations, that nothing can be added, diminished, or reformed ; nor can the editors or admirers of Shakspeare, in all their emulation of...paraphrased this epitome of excellence, of having changed Dry den's gold for baser metal, of lower value, though of greater bulk." The Colloquists in this Dialogue... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 páginas
...observed, " may stand as a perpetual model of encomiastick criticism ; a character so extensive in its comprehension and so curious in its limitations, that...added, diminished, or reformed ; nor can the editors or admirers of Shakspeare, in all their emulation of reverence, boast of much more than of having diffused... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 páginas
...observed, " may stand as a perpetual model of encomiastick criticism ; a character so extensive in its comprehension and so curious in its limitations, that...added, diminished, or reformed ; nor can the editors or admirers of Shakspeare, in all their emulation of reverence, boast of much more than of having diffused... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 páginas
...observed, " may stand as a perpetual model of cncomiastick criticism ; a character so extensive in its comprehension and so curious in its limitations, that...added, diminished, or reformed ; nor can the editors or admirers of Shakspeare, in all their emulation of reverence, boast of much more than of having diffused... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...lines is exhibited IwWWer, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations, & nothing can be added, diminished, or reformed; nor can the editors and ™irtrs of Shakspeare, in all their emulation of reverence, boast of much 'wethan of having diffused... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character, so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations,...changed Dryden's gold for baser metal, of lower value though of greater bulk. In this, and in all his other essays on the same subject, the criticism of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 páginas
...Marathon by Demosthenes fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations,...diminished, or reformed; nor can the Editors and Admirers of Shakespeare, in all their emulation of reverence, boast of much more than of having diffused and paraphrased... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 páginas
...Marathon by Demosthenes,fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations,...changed Dryden's gold for baser metal, of lower value though of greater bulk. " In this, and in all his other essays on the same subject, the criticism of... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 páginas
...Marathon by Demosthenes,fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited a character so extensive in its comprehension, and so curious in its limitations,...changed Dryden's gold for baser metal, of lower value tliough of greater bulk. " In this, and in all his other essays on the same subject, the criticism... | |
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... a perpetual model of encomiastic criticism ; exact without minuteness, and lofty without exaggeration. The praise lavished by Longinus, on the attestation of the heroes of Marathon, by Demosthenes, fades away before it. In a few lines is exhibited... 
