 ... tis so admirable that when it is done no one of the audience would think the poet could have missed it, and yet it was concealed so much before the last scene that any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts.  Ben Jonson - Page 79by Ben Jonson - 1925Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...comedies. For the contrivance of the plot, 'tis extreme elaborate, and yet withal easy ; for the Au'a-jf, or untying of it, 'tis so admirable, that when it...any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But I dare not take upon me to commend the fabrick of it, because it is altogether so full... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...comedies. For the contrivance of the plot, 'tis extreme elaborate, and yet withal easy ; for the AvVtf, or untying of it, 'tis so admirable, that when it...any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But I dare not take upon me to commend the fabrick of it, because it is altogether so full... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...appears formidably stiff in the present age. ing of it, 'tis so admirable, that when it is done, n<r one of the audience would think the poet could have...any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But I dare not take upon me to commend the fabric of it, because it is altogether so full... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 518 pages
...comedies. For the contrivance of the plot, 'tis extreme, elaborate, and yet withal easy ; for the Atirt;, or untying of it, 'tis so admirable, that when it...any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But I dare not take upon me to commend the fabric of it, because it is altogether so full... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 432 pages
...appears formidably stiff in the present age. ing of it, 'tis so admirable, that when it is done, na one of the audience would think the poet could have...any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But I dare not take upon me to commend the fabric of it, because it is altogether so full... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 442 pages
...for the \vaig, or unty* This conversation, however, appears formidably stiff ifi the present age. ing of it, 'tis so admirable, that when it is done, no...audience would think the poet could have missed it 5 and yet it was concealed so much before the last scene, that any other way would sooner have entered... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 668 pages
...lies within the compass of two houses, and after the 1st act in one — the untying of the plot is so admirable, that when it is done, no one of the...that any other way would sooner have entered into one's thoughts Dryden in one point is very incorrect — the 1st act passes at Clerimont's house, and... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 pages
...comedies.* For the conlrivance of the plot, 'tis extreme, elaborate and yet withal easy ; for the Mats, or untying of it, 'tis so admirable, that when it...any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But I dare not take upon me to commend the fabric of it, because it is altogether so full,... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - 536 pages
...plot, 'tis extreme, elahorate and yet withal easy ; for the Xfo,f, or untying ot it, 'tis so admirahle, that when it is done, no one of the audience would...have missed it ; and yet it was concealed so much hefore the last scene, that any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But I dare... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 pages
...plot, 'tis extreme, elahorate and yet withal easy ; for the Afaic, or untying ot it, 'tis so admirahle, that when it is done, no one of the audience would...poet could have missed it ; and yet it was concealed 00 much hefore the last scene, that any other way would sooner have entered into your thoughts. But... | |
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