| Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 pages
...poet or historian among the Komau authors of those times whom he has not translated in ' Scjanus ' and 'Catiline.'" But he has done his robberies so...With the spoils of these writers he so represented Home to us, in ite rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written either of... | |
| Arthur Sampson Napier - 1882 - 846 pages
...Nachahmung und Plagiat gestellt haben, wird am Besten durch Drydens schönes Wort zurückgewiesen: „He invades authors like a monarch , and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him."2 Die isolirte Stellung, welche Jonson unter allen übrigen Maskendichteru durch seine streng... | |
| Short essays - 1885 - 208 pages
...is not a poet or ^historian among the Roman authors of those times whom he has not translated into Sejanus and Catiline. But he has done his robberies...other poets is only victory in him. With the spoils of those writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of... | |
| John Addington Symonds - 1886 - 218 pages
...Arbiter, Seneca, and Juvenal had their own from him, there are few serious thoughts which are new in him. But he has done his robberies so openly, that one...would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.' ' Another general point to notice is that, though a careful observer and minute recorder, Jonson rarely... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - 1886 - 382 pages
...American phrase, " annexed " them. " He has done his robberies so openly," says Dryden, " that one sees he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch, and what would be theft in any other poet is only victory in him." One incident connected with the bringing out of Sejanus should... | |
| Karl Elze - 1888 - 606 pages
...says Dryden, in his Essay of Dramatic Poesy, " among the Roman authors of those times, whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Catiline. But he has...be theft in other poets, is only victory in him," &c. Everything can be defended or excused in such a. manner. 4 Compare Chapman. The Iliad of Homer,... | |
| Karl Elze - 1888 - 632 pages
...of Uramatic Poesy, " among the Roman authors of those times, whom he has not translated in Scjanus and Catiline. But he has done his robberies so openly,...be theft in other poets, is only victory in him," &c. Everything can be defended or excused in such a manner. 4 Compare Chapman, The Iliad of Homer,... | |
| John Addington Symonds - 1888 - 232 pages
...Arbiter, Seneca, and Juvenal had their own from him, there are few serious thoughts which are new in him. But he has done his robberies so openly, that one...would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.' * Another general point to notice is that, though a < <§&, careful observer and minute recorder, Jonson... | |
| 1888 - 576 pages
...from them : there is scarce a poet or historian among the Roman authors of those times whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Catiline. But he has...to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monaich ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these... | |
| 1888 - 614 pages
...learned plagiary of the classic writers,' says Dryden, 'you track him everywhere in their snow .... he invades authors like a monarch, and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him .... I admire him, but I love Shakspere.' Perhaps this last sentiment is shared by the majority of... | |
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