 | 1781 - 754 sidor
...harmlcfs, all his touches were marked with plcafantry and fun. He never laughed like Rabelais at vonfen fe that he impofed for wit ; but like Swift combined...that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and ulnltrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens roofting on the upright waves in the fcene of... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS. - 1781 - 588 sidor
...were harmkfs, all his touches were marked with pleafantry, and fun. He never laughed like Rabela:s at nonfenfe that he impofed for wit ; but like Swift...that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illuftrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hen» rootling on the upright wave:, in the (cene... | |
 | John Nichols - 1782 - 502 sidor
...Walpole, " all his touches were marked w.jth *' pleafantry and fun. He never laughed, like Ra" belais, at nonfenfe that he impofed for wit ; but, " like...divert one " from their unexpected encounter, and iLJuftrate " the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens *' roofting on the upright waves in the,fcene... | |
 | 1782 - 542 sidor
...touches were marked with plealantry and fun. He never laughed like RabeUis at nonfenle that he impeled for wit ; but like Swift, combined incidents that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illuftrate the tale he means to tell. The manners or cultores are more than observed in tvny one of... | |
 | John Nichols - 1785 - 776 sidor
...his touches were marked with " pleafantry and fun. He never laughed, like Ra" belais, at rionfenfe that he impofed for wit ; but, •' like Swift, combined...divert one *{ from their unexpected encounter, and illuftrate •* the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens " roofting on the upright waves in the... | |
 | Horace Walpole, George Vertue - 1786 - 360 sidor
...all his touches were marked with pleafantry, and fun. He never x laughed like Rabelais at nonienle that he impofed for wit; but like Swift combined incidents...that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illuftrate the tale he means te tell. Such are the hens roofting on the upright -waves in the fcene... | |
 | William Granger - 1808 - 630 sidor
...learn to laugh at their own follies. When his topics- were harmlefs, all his touches were marked with pleafantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais,...that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illuftrate the tale he means to tell." It can anfwer no good purpefe to rake the aflies of the illuftrious... | |
 | 1808 - 408 sidor
...laughed like ilabelai* at nonsense thnt be imposed for j «it; but like Swift combined incidents I hat divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illustrate the tale he means to tell. Such are the hens roosting on the upright waves in the scene of the Strollers, aud the devils drinking porter on the... | |
 | 1813 - 496 sidor
...touches were marked with pleasantry and fun. He never laughed, like Rabelais, at nonsense that he imposed for wit; but, like Swift, combined incidents that...their unexpected encounter, and illustrate the tale that he meant to tell. Such were the hens roosting on the upright waves in the scene of the Strollers,... | |
 | 1821 - 732 sidor
...but bencvolenoe designed them." — " He never laughed, like Rabelais, at nonsense that he imposed for wit, but like Swift, combined incidents that divert...encounter, and illustrate the tale he means to tell. The manners or costume are more than observed in every one of his works, and the furniture of his rooms... | |
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He never laughed like Rabelais at nonsense that he imposed for wit ; but like Swift combined incidents that divert one from their unexpected encounter, and illustrate the tale he means to tell. 
