 D'Amboys upon the theatre; but when I had taken up what I supposed a fallen star, I found I had been cozened with a jelly; nothing but a cold, dull mass, which glittered no longer than it was shooting; a dwarfish thought, dressed up in gigantic words,...  Sixty Years of the Life of Jeremy Levis - Sida 269efter Laughton Osborn - 1831Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | John Bell - 1791 - 270 sidor
...mass, which glittered no longer than it was shooting: a dwarfish thought, dressed up in gi~ gantic words, repetition in abundance, looseness of expression,...of false poetry and true nonsense ; or, at best, a scantlin1* of wit which lay gasping for life, and groaning beneath a heap of rubbish. A famous modem... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 500 sidor
...dull mass, which glittered no longer than it was shooting ; a dwarfish thought, dressed up in gigantic words, repetition, in abundance, looseness of expression,...poetry, and true nonsense ; or, at best, a scantling of wit, which lay gasping for life, and groaning beneath a heap of rubbish. A famous modern poet used... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 sidor
...hyperboles ; the sense of oue line expanded prodigioiuly into ten ; and, to sum up all, uncorrect Knglish, and a hideous mingle of false poetry and true nonsense ; or at best a scantling of wit which lay gasping for life, and groaning beneath a heap of rubbish. A famous modern port used... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 sidor
...the BCHC far one line expanded prodigiously into ten ; and, to earn up all, (incorrect English, aod a hideous mingle of false poetry and true nonsense; or at best a scantling of wit which lay gasping for life, and groaning beneath a heap of rubbish. A famous modern poet used... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 418 sidor
...hyperboles; the sense of one' ' line expanded prodigiously into ' ten : and, to sum up all, un(i correct English, and a hideous " mingle of false poetry and true '' nonsense ; or, at best, a scaut" ling of wit, which lay gasp" ing for life, and groaning be" neath a heap of rubbish. A " famous... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 422 sidor
...hyperboles ; the sense of one " line expanded prodigiously into " ten : and, to sum up all, un" correct English, and a hideous " mingle of false poetry and true " nonsense ; or, at best, a scant" ling of wit, which lay gasp" ing for life, and groaning be" neath a heap of rubbish. A " famous... | |
 | Homer, George Chapman - 1818 - 278 sidor
...dull mass, which glittered no longer than it was shooting. A dwarfish thought dressed up in gigantic words, repetition in abundance, looseness of expression,...false poetry and true nonsense; or at best a scantling of wit which lay gasping for life, and groaning beneath a heap of rubbish. A famous modern poet used... | |
 | Homerus - 1818 - 290 sidor
...dull mass, which glittered no longer thaa it was shooting. A dwarfish thought dressed up in gigantic words, repetition in abundance, looseness of expression,...false poetry and true nonsense; or at best a scantling of wit which lay gasping for life, and groaning beneath a heap of rubhish. A famous modern poet used... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 502 sidor
...dull mass, which glittered no longer than it was shooting ; a dwarfish thought, dressed up in gigantic words, repetition in abundance, looseness of expression,...poetry, and true nonsense ; or, at best, a scantling of wit, which lay gasping for life, and groaning beneath a heap of rubbish. A famous modern poet used... | |
 | Laughton Osborn - 1831 - 408 sidor
...injurious influence on the literature of the day, — which is corrupt enough already * ; — for tastes in literature follow one another as in most things else....heavenward ; and there is a propensity of dogs', which I will not mention. Why, it may be asked, have I chosen this author in particular for the subject of... | |
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