 His scenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate...  The General Biographical Dictionary - الصفحة 161المحررون: - 1813عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Hugh Blair - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 582
...kind of intrlIcctual glutliiitors ; every sentence is to ward, or to strike ; the contest of smutness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor, playing to and fro, with zlftrtlate ' seance of the French theatre ; and says, that the language of English comedy is the language... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 432
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; and his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations.' There is but one more interview... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 376
...smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His. comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprize rather than divert, and raise admiration oftener than merriment. But they are the works of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...not much of humour., imagery, or passion : his personages are. a Jiind of intellectualgladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies. have, therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 446
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 416
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of...wit is a meteor playing to and fro, with alternate coruscations.' If he can learn to embroider with as much splendour, taste, and address, as this and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 452
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 370
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery or passion: his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted; and his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations." There is but one more interview... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 394
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion: his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 520
...smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have, therefore, in some degree, the...oftener than merriment. But they are the works of a mind le-^ plete with images, and quick in combination. Of his miscellaneous poetry I cannot say any thing... | |
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