...look upon him while he was himfelf (for his lafl plays were but his dotages) ,1 think him the molt learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a moll fevere judge of himfelf as well as otlieis. One cannot f.iy he wanted "it, but rather that he...

...we look upon him while he was himfelf (for his laft plays were but his dotages),! think him the moft learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a moft fevere judge of himfelf as well as others. One cannot fay he wanted wit, but rather that he was...

...obsolete,1 and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. As for Jensen, to whose character I am now .arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself) (for his...| him the most learned and judicious writer which lany theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge £»f himself, as well as others. One cannot say...

...Jonson '« 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 himself, (for his...himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, hut rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language,...

...for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for liis last plays were but his dotages,) I think him the...himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted \vit' but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit,...

...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 his...which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge ot'himself, as well as others. One cannot say that he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of...

...entitled to that appellation. We shall here add a character of Ben Jonsou as sketched by Dryden: " If we look upon him while he was himself (for his...most learned and judicious writer which .any theatre 'evey had. He was a most severe Jt ON judge of himself as -well . as others. One cannot say he wanted...

...entitled to that appellaiion. We shall here add a character of Ben Jonson as sketched by Dryden : " If we look upon him while he " was himself (for his...but his dotages), I think " him the most learned and judir " cious writer which any theatre '*' ever had. He was a most severe -JON ' judge of himself as...

...entitled to that appellation. We shall here add a character of Ben Jonson as sketched by Dryden : " If we look upon him while he " was himself (for his...but his dotages), I think " him the most learned and judi" cious writer which any theatre " ever had. He was a most severe JON "judge of himself as well...

...Milton has celebrated the « learn* ed sock" of Jonson ; and Dryden has not scrupled to denominate him " the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had." But if the proper object of comedy be to expose the ridiculous in real manners and characters, he cannot...