 His style is boisterous and rough-hewn, his rhyme incorrigibly lewd, and his numbers perpetually harsh and ill-sounding. The little talent which he has, is fancy. He sometimes labours with a thought ; but, with the pudder he makes to bring it into the...  The miscellaneous prose works of sir Walter Scott - Strana 187podľa sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Počet stránok 562
...he never knew them. In short, he is an animal of a most deplored understanding, without reading and conversation : his being is in a twilight of sense,...incorrigibly lewd, and his numbers perpetually harsh and ill sounding. That little talent which he has, is fancy. He sometimes labours with a thought, but with... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - Počet stránok 716
...being is in a twilight of sense, " and some glimmerings of thought, w hich he can never fashion intp wit or " English. His style is boisterous and rough-hewn, his rhyme incorrigibly " lewd, and his numbers perputually harsh and ill-sounding. The little talent " which he has, is fancy. He sometimes labours... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Počet stránok 432
...he never knew them. In short, he is an animal of a most deplored understanding, without reading and conversation : his being is in a twilight of sense,...incorrigibly lewd, and his numbers perpetually harsh and ill sounding. That little talent which he has, is fancy. He sometimes labours with a thought, but with... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Počet stránok 654
...Settle he gives this character : " He is an animal of a most deplored understanding, without reading and conversation. His being is in a twilight of sense,...glimmering of thought, which he can never fashion into wit or English. His style is boisterous and rough-hewn, his rhyme incorrigibly lewd, and his numbers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Počet stránok 476
...he gives this character: " He's an ani" mal of a most deplored understanding, without " reading and conversation. His being is in a twilight " of sense,...glimmering of thought which " he can never fashion into wit oY English. His style ." is boisterous and rough-hewn, his rhyme incor" rigibly lewd, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Počet stránok 420
...conversation. His being is in a twilight of sense, and some glimmering of thought which he can never fashion into wit or English. His style is boisterous and rough-hewn,...and his numbers perpetually harsh and ill-sounding. The little talent which he has, is fancy. He sometimes labours with a thought ; but, with the pudder... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - Počet stránok 420
...Settle he gives this character : "He's an animal of a most deplored understanding, without reading and conversation. His being is in a twilight of sense,...some glimmering of thought which he can never fashion into wit or English. His style is boisterous and rough-hewn, his rhyme incorrigibly lewd, and his numbers... | |
 | John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - 1812 - Počet stránok 758
...ersation. His being is in a twilight of sense, and some glimmering of thought which he can never fashion into wit or English. His style is boisterous and rough-hewn,...'and his numbers perpetually harsh and ill-sounding. The little talent which he has, is fancy. He sometimes labours with a thought; but, with the pudder... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - Počet stránok 748
...Settle he gives this character : ' He 's an animal of a most deplored understanding, without reading and conversation. His being is in a twilight of sense,...some glimmering of thought which he can never fashion into wit or English. His style is boisterous and rough-hewn, his rhyme incorrigibly lewd, and his numbers... | |
 | John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - 1812 - Počet stránok 748
...character : ' He 's an animal of a most deplored understanding, without reading and conversa-' tion. His being Is in a twilight of sense, and some glimmering of thought which he can never fashion into wit or English. His style is boisterous and rough-hewn, his rhyme incorrigibly lewd, 'and his... | |
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