 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...poets ; Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him ; as he has given us the most correct...stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish us. Having thus spoken of the author, . I proceed to the examination of his comedy/ TBttE SILENT WOMAN.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...poets ; Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing ; I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him ; as he has given us the most correct...stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish us. Having thus spoken of the author, I proceed to the examination of his comedy, THE SILENT WOMAN. EXAMEN... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...poets; Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakspcare. To conclude of him; as he has given us the most correct...many and profitable rules for perfecting the stage, u any wherewith the French can furnish us. Having thus spoken of the author, I proceed to the examination... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...poets: Jonson was theVirgil,the pattern of elaborate writing: ] admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him ; as he has given us the most correct...stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish us. Of the Essay on Dramatic Poes}', Dr. Johnson observes, that it "was the first regular and valuable... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...poets : .lonson was theVirgil,the pattern of elaborate writing: I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him ; as he has given us the most correct...the stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish as. Of the Essay on Dramatic Poesy, Dr. Johnson observes, that it " was the first regular and yaluable... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...poets: Jonson was theVirgil,the pattern of elaborate writing: I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him ; as he has given us the most correct...precepts which he has laid down in his " Discoveries," w« have as many and profitable rules for perfecting the stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...or father of our dramatic poets ; Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing ; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare. To conclude of him ;...stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish us. Having thus spoken of the author, I proceed to the examination of his comedy, "The Silent WOT man."... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...pattern of elaborate writing ; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare. To conclude of him; as he bas given us the most correct plays, so in the precepts...profitable rules for perfecting the stage, as any with which the French can furnish us. * Wit, in the time of Dryden, was often used fox jeahw. ESSAY... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
...Jonson was " the Virgil, the pattern of ela" borate writing ; I admire him, " but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him, as he has- given us the most correct...stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish us." JONSON, BENJAMIN, Jnn. We are told by Dr. Anderson, that this eldest son of old Ben, in conjunction... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 pages
...the Virgil, the pattern of ela" borate writing ; I admire him, " but I love Shakspeare. To con" elude of him, as he has given " us the most correct plays,...perfecting the stage, as any " wherewith the French can fur" nish us." JONSON, BENJAMIN, Jun. We are told by Dr. Anderson, that this eldest son of old Ben,... | |
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To conclude of him; as he has given us the most correct plays, so in the precepts which he has laid down in his Discoveries, we have as many and profitable rules for perfecting the stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish us. 
