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Poetry and Poets: A Collection of the Choicest Anecdotes Relative to the ... - Página 112
por Richard Ryan - 1826
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions ...

Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 páginas
...in learning ; solid, but slow in hia performances. Shakspeare, with the English man-of war. leMwrin eading Uike advantage of all winds, by the quickness uf his wit and invention/ — Putter's Worikia. Besides...
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The Essays of Elia, Volumen1

Charles Lamb - 1851 - 396 páginas
...built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. C. VL, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Nor shall thou, their compeer,...
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The Life and Beauties of Shakespeare: Comprising Careful Selections from ...

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 408 páginas
...was built far higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, like the latter, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Of these encounters of the keenest...
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Curiosities of Literature: And The Literary Character Illustrated

Isaac Disraeli - 1851 - 518 páginas
...farmer) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shaksptare, with an English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.' Had these. ' Wit-combats,"...
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The Works of Shakespeare: The Text Regulated by the Recently ..., Volumen1

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1853 - 442 páginas
...like the former, was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances : Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds by the quiekness of his wit and invention3." The simile is well chosen, and...
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The plays of Shakspere, carefully revised [by J.O.] with ..., Parte166,Volumen1

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 746 páginas
...far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspere, like an English man of war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take •dVantagtof all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." TÜ poet's feelings, a dim and...
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Essays and Tales in Prose, Volumen1

Barry Cornwall - 1853 - 290 páginas
...far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspere, like an English man of war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.' Jonson (a warm hearted man, as...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind

Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 514 páginas
...between him and Shakspeare, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon, and an English man-of-war. Jonson, like the former, was built far higher in learning...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." I before observed, that the pleasure...
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The Collected Works of Dugald Stewart: Elements of the philosophy of the ...

Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 536 páginas
...(like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English manof-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention."i I before observed, that the pleasure...
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The Collected Works of Dugald Stewart: Elements of the philosophy of the ...

Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 538 páginas
...(like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English manof-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention."i I before observed, that the pleasure...
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