 | 1835
...Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but alow in his performances. CVL, 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." Nor shall thou, their compeer,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English essays - 1835
...far higher in learning: solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with theEnglish 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." This is a happy simile, with the... | |
 | English literature - 1835
...learning, solid, but slow in his performances. CVL, with the English man-of-war, lesser in hulk, hut lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of liis wit and invention." Nor shall thou, their compeer,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836
...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,... | |
 | Charles Armitage Brown - 1838 - 306 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." Mr. Leigh Hunt, after quoting this... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 476 pages
...Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. C. VL, 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." Nor shall thou, their compeer,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 926 pages
...former, was built far higher in learning, solic bet slow in his performances. Shakspeare, like tie Utter, are advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Of these encounters of the keenest... | |
 | 1839
...was buill far higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, (like the latter,) lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, and takeadvantageof all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Jonson was a great favorite... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - England - 1840
...(.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. He died anno Domini 1616,* and was... | |
 | Edward Smallwood - 1840
...built far higher in learning — solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, like the latter, 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." The contest, indeed, between these... | |
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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. 
