 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...and pathos in their more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. Ben. Jonson. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now ar; rived, if we look upon him while he was... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 432 pages
...X. p. 3yO\ 456. -pathos in their more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's 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... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...their comedies, and pathos in their more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. As for Jonson, to whose character I am no>r arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 712 pages
...gaiety in their comedies, and pathos in their more serious plays, which suits generally with all mens humour. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little...several of his plays. 3 . in the year 1666.J After tills sentence was inserted Mr. Dryden's Remarks on Rymer, which Sympson, in his Introduction, p. xiv.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...comedies, and pathos in their more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humour. Shakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's 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... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1812 - 562 pages
...comedies, and pathos in their more serious plays, which suit generally with all men's humour. Shakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete ; and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs." Mr Gifford, in the introduction to his edition of Massinger, has remarked, that " Beaumont is as sublime... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...their more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humouis. Shakspeare's lan~ guage it likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. Een, Jonson. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself,... | |
 | England - 1845 - 816 pages
...comedies, and pathos in their more serious plays, which suits tenerally with all men's humours, hakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. " As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arnved, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1821 - 442 pages
...Vol. X. p. 396. 456. pathos in their more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's 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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 432 pages
...pathos in their more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's Ianguage is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. ^J**7***—' VAs for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was... | |
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Shakespeare's or Jonson's: the reason is because there is a certain gaiety in their comedies, and pathos in their more serious plays which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit... 
