 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...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 frugal of it....to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour alio, in fome meafure, we had before him; but fomething of art was wanting to the drama till he came.... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...well as otlieis. One cannot f.iy he wanted "it, but rather that he was frugal of ir. In his v.oiki you find little to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour allo, in fomc meafure, we had before him; but fomcthing of art was w.inting to the drama till he came.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...and judicious writer which lany theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge £»f himself, as well as others. One cannot say he •wanted wit, but rather...to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came.... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather...to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama^ till he came.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather...retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour, also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted \vit' but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works...retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour, also in some measure, we had . before him ; but something of art was wanting to t!.« drama, till he... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, hut rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you...retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour, also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather...to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...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 it....to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him; but something of art was wanting to the drama till he came.... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
...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 wit, but rather...to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came.... | |
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One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. 
