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...times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there...

...degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when -some I great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cuprcssi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there...

...times flat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is...poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi " It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary ; that his language should become...

...times flat and insipid ; his comic w'it degenerating into clenches; his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him." Drj'dcu's Essay of Dramatic Poetry. a language so peculiar to themselves, as strongly to affect the...

...times flat and insipid; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, bis serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is...then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, 2uanluic Icnta solcnt intsT viburna cupressi. It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want...

...al" ways great when some great occasion is prc" sented to him : no man can say, he ever had a " lit subject for his wit, and did not then raise " himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum kstta -salent inter •viburna cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary;...

...times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into 'bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter vtburna cuprcisi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that th*e...

...times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton ,'ay, that there...

...times flat, 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 iiiun can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the...