 I behold like a Spanish great galleon, and an English man-of-war; Master Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. CVL, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could...  Essays - Seite 13von Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 79 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Beaumont - 1843 - 114 Seiten
...far higher in Learning, Solid, but Slow in his performances. Shakespear, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn...winds, by the quickness of his Wit and Invention." Fuller's Worthies ( Warwick.), p. 126, ed. 1 662. For three days past ; wit that might warrant be For... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 970 Seiten
...was built far higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances; Shakspeare, like the latter, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn...advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit ami invention." § With what delight should we have hung over any well authenticated instances of these... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 Seiten
...far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspere, like an English man of war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take adranlаge of all winds, by the quickness of hie wit nnd invention." poet's feelings, a dim and shadowy... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1843 - 608 Seiten
...far higher in Learning, Solid, but Slow in his performances. Shakespear, with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and tetke advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his Wit and Invention." Fuller's Worthies ( Warwick.),... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1808 - 658 Seiten
...far hiihcr in loaming, solid but slow in hispcrfonnances. Sliakspeare with the I'.n^lirh man-of-nar, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and lake advantage of all « iinis, by the quickness of Irs wit nnd invention." An epitaph written for... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 Seiten
...performances; Sb.ilsjware, like the latter, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with ill tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit a"'¡ invention." § With what delight should we have hung over any well authenticated instance? of... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1844 - 530 Seiten
...Shakspeare's irresistible fineness of nature, is a thing as notorious as their fame. Fuller says : " Many were the wit-combates betwixt (Shakspeare) and Ben...lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with nil tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention."... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 598 Seiten
...like the former, was built far higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances: Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention5." The simile is well chosen, and it came from a writer who seldom said anything ill0. Connected... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1844 - 600 Seiten
...the for- \ mer, was built far higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances : Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention5." The simile is well chosen, and it came from a writer who seldom said anything ill0. Connected... | |
 | 1845 - 570 Seiten
...(like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspere, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk but lighter...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." When Fuller says "I behold," he meant with his " mind's eye ;" for he was only eight years of age when... | |
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