 | 1845 - 842 pages
...times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is...above the rest of poets, ' Quantum lenta solent inter viburnacupressi.' " The consideration of this made Mr Hales of Eton say, that there was no subject... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 pages
...times flat and insipid : his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious, swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta talent inter Viburna Ouyressi." 8 His alterations from Chaucer and Boccaccio show a greater knowledge... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pages
...times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is...himself as high above the rest of poets, * Quantum lenta soient inter viburnacupresbi.' " The consideration of this made Mr Hales of Eton say, that there was... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 512 pages
...times flat and insipid : his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious, swelling into bombast But he is always great when some great occasion is...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soUnt inter Viburna Ouprtai." 8 His alterations from Chaucer and Boccaccio show a greater knowledge... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when great occasion is presented to him. No man can say...rest of poets, *Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.'"1 "Criticism goes back for names worthy of being put into competition with his, to the first... | |
 | John Wilson - 1846 - 360 pages
...times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him—no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high... | |
 | Bits - 1847 - 88 pages
...many times flat, insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta aolent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there was... | |
 | 1847 - 824 pages
...times flat and insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clinches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him. 2 No man can say that he ever had a fit subject for his wit and did not raise himself as high above... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1848 - 452 pages
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say...poets — Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi. Dryden.] t [If Shakspeare's embroideries were burnt down, there would still be silver at the bottom... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1848 - 468 pages
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever bad a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets — Quantum... | |
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I cannot say he is everywhere alike; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when... 
