 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. CVL, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Nor shalt thou, their compeer,... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1840 - 756 pages
...the former, was built higher in learning,— solid but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with an English man-of-war,— lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention."— Fuller's Worthies.... | |
 | Philip Massinger - English drama - 1840 - 758 pages
...the former, was built higher in learning,— solid but slow in his performance«. Shakspeare, with an rfection, But must bow to it ; and out of that zeal, Not only learn to adore it, but to l and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention."— Fuller's Worlhiee.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 378 pages
...Shakspeare's irresistible fineness of nature, is a thing as notorious as their fame. Fuller says : " Aiany were the wit-combates betwixt (Shakspeare) and Ben...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." This is a happy simile, with the... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 918 pages
...(like the former) was built far higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk but lighter...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." When Fuller says " I behold," he... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...(like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow, in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Such is Thomas Fuller's well-known... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1843 - 114 pages
...far higher in Learning, Solid, but Slow in his performances. Shakespear, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his Wit and Invention." Fuller's Worthies ( Warwick.),... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1843 - 970 pages
...was built far higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances; Shakspeare, like the latter, R Bh,t Ѫ * V _2 @ advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit ami invention." § With what delight should we have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pages
...far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspere, like an English man of war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take adranlаge of all winds, by the quickness of hie wit nnd invention." poet's feelings, a dim and shadowy... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1843 - 608 pages
...far higher in Learning, Solid, but Slow in his performances. Shakespear, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and tetke advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his Wit and Invention." Fuller's Worthies ( Warwick.),... | |
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English man-ofwar, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. 
