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" ... bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi. "
The Works of John Dryden,: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes - Página 341
por John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 páginas
...virburra cupreffi. The confederation of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton fay, that there was no fubject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better treated in Shakefpeare; and, however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First ...

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 páginas
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenla soltnt inter viburna cufresri. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspcarc;' and however others arc now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein lie lived,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volumen1,Parte2

John Dryden - 1800 - 624 páginas
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cuprcssi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;9 and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived,...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1807 - 548 páginas
...lento, solent inter •eibvrrta cvpressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, l,hat there was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred* before him, yet the age wherein he lived,...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volumen3

George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 páginas
...no subject of which any poet ever 1 writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, v.'hich had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volumen3

George Burnett - 1807 - 556 páginas
...lento, solent inter vtburna cuprcisi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that th*e was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it muqh better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - 1809 - 288 páginas
...himself as high above the rest of poets Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.* Virgil's Eclogues. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there was no subject of which any poet ever wrote but he could produce it much better done in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volumen1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 páginas
...After giving that fine character of our poet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds, "The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there ivat no subject of •which ant; poet ever writ, but he would produce it MT-CH BETTER done by Shakspeare...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volumen9

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 páginas
...After giving that fine character of our poet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds, " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there VMSno subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Shakspeare ;...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes, Volumen9

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 páginas
...After giving that fine character of ourpoet which Dr. Johnson has quoted in his preface, he adds* " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there viat no subject of vjhich any poet ever writ, but he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Shatspcare...
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