Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem: and in the last King's court, when Ben's reputation was at highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakespeare far above him. An Essay of Dramatic Poesy - Page 68by John Dryden - 1922 - 179 pagesFull view - About this book
| Hermann Ulrici - 1895 - 578 pages
...into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. . . . However, others are now generally preferred to him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson never equall'd them to him in their esteem. And in the last King's Court, when Ben's reputation... | |
| John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 554 pages
...writ but he would produce it much better done in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived,...the last king's court, when Ben's reputation was at its highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakespeare... | |
| John Dryden - 1898 - 232 pages
...Shakspeare; and however others are now he lived, which had contemporaries with him Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem: and in...was at highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set 5 our Shakespeare far above him. "Beaumont and Fletcher, of whom... | |
| John Clark Ridpath - 1899 - 550 pages
...writ but he would produce it much better done in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived,...the last king's court, when Ben's reputation was at its highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakespeare... | |
| George Saintsbury - 1899 - 352 pages
...preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem; and in the last king's court,when Ben's reputation was at highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the... | |
| John Dryden - 1900 - 420 pages
...produce it much better treated of1 in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally preferred 20 before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had...was at highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the 35 courtiers, set our Shakespeare far above him. ' Beaumont and Fletcher, of whom... | |
| John Dryden - 1900 - 412 pages
...produce it much better treated of1 in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally preferred 20 before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had...was at highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the 25 courtiers, set our Shakespeare far above him. ' Beaumont and Fletcher, of whom... | |
| David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 462 pages
...writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakespeare; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equaled them to him in their esteem; and in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
| George Saintsbury - 1902 - 222 pages
...wherein he lived, which had conttn,'_ -ries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to fim. in their esteem : and in the last king's court, when...was at highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakespeare far above him. As for the religion of our poet,i... | |
| David Josiah Brewer - 1902 - 448 pages
...writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakespeare; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equaled them to him in their esteem; and in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
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