| Juvenal - 1726 - Počet stránok 468
...Character of Zimri in my Abfalom,«}s, in my Opinion, worth the whole Poem: 'Tis not bloody, but 'tis ridiculous enough : And he for whom it was intended, was too witty- to refent it as an Injury. If I had rail'd, I might have fuffer'd for it juftly ; but I manag'd mine own Work more happily, perhaps... | |
| Juvenal - 1735 - Počet stránok 512
...Character of Zimi in my AbfalonK, is, in my Opinion, worth the whole Poem : 'Tis not bloody, but 'tis ridiculous enough : And he for whom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an Injury. If I had rail'd, I might have fuffcr'd for it juftly; but 1 manag'dmine own Work more happily, perhaps... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - Počet stránok 476
...work, a bare hanging ; but to make a malefactor die fweetly, was only belonging to her hufband. I wi(h I could apply it to myfelf ; if the reader would be...intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more 'happily,... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - Počet stránok 476
...belongs to me. The character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is-not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for whom...intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 398
...apply it to myfelf ; if the reader would be kind enough to think •it belongs to me. The charafter of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the...'intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had raikd, I might have fuffeml for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 1130
...be kind enough to think it belongs to me. The character.. of. Zimri in my Abfalom, .is, iamyppinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is...ridiculous enough: and he for whom it -was .intended,, was loo witty to relent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 390
...character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is r.otblocdy, but :t is ridiculous 'enough: and he for whom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more hap. pily,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 384
...in my opinion, worth the whole poem: it i< not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for *hom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
| English poets - 1790 - Počet stránok 388
...could apply it to myfelf ; if the reader would be kind enough to think it belongs to me. The charafter of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the...intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
| 1797 - Počet stránok 522
...character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : 'tis not bloody, but 'tis ridiculous enough: and he for whom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuiferedforit juftly; butlmaruged mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
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