 performances. Shakspere with the English man-ofwar, 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. As Fuller was  Literary Landmarks of London - Էջ 172Laurence Hutton - 1892 - 367 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Thomas Fuller - 1684 - 738 էջ
...Learning; folid, but flow in his performances ; whilft Shakefpeare (like an Englifh Man of War, lefs in bulk, but lighter in Sailing') could turn with...tack about, and take advantage of all Winds, by the quicknefs of his wit and invention. He dyed 16,. and was buried at Stratford. ( Michael Drayton, born... | |
 | 1879 - 948 էջ
...could never have been present at these meetings, as he was only eight years old when Shakespeare died. the 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 his invention.” No less famous than... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 էջ
...performances. Shake" fpeare, with the Englifh man of war, leffer in bulk, " but; " but lighter in failing, could turn with all tides, tack " about and take advantage of all winds, by the quick** nefs of his wit and invention*." I before obferved, that the pleafure we receive from \vk is... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1808 - 590 էջ
...performances; Shake" fpeare, with the Englifh man of war, lefler in bulk, " but lighter in failing, could turn with all tides, tack " about and take advantage of all winds, by the quick" nefs of his wit and invention *." I before obferved, that the pleafure we receive from wit is... | |
 | Liber - 1809 - 372 էջ
...with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all <ttfes,and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Curiosities of Literature, v. 2. After evading this delicate and dangerous business so long as he could... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 էջ
...fer higher in learning: solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." The following particulars are transcribed from Oldys' MS. additions to Langbaiue. Oldys, like Spence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 562 էջ
...his perrmances. Shakspeare, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, old turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of wit and invention." The following particulars are transcribed from Oldys' MS. additions to Langbainc.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 564 էջ
...performances. Shake" fpeare, with the Englifli man of war, lefler in bulk, " but lighter in failing, could turn with all tides, tack " about and take advantage of all winds, by the " quicknefs of his wit and invention."* I before obferved, that the pleafure we receive from wit is... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 էջ
...performances. Shake*' fpeare, with the Englifli man of war, leffer in bulk, " but lighter in failing, could turn with all tides, tack " about and take advantage of all winds, by th« " quicknefs of his wit and invention."* I before obferved, that the pleafure we receive • from... | |
 | 1815 - 544 էջ
...far higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take ail-. vantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and in-. vention." The following particulars... | |
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