| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 580
...Yet he went into the worst part of King Charles's reign. The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred...jest, to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the crerlk of his wit, though it made others... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 562
...Charles's reign. The liveliness /of his imagination was always too hard for Jjis judgmenj. A seyere jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatsoever...point was settled, if he could find a new jest, to snake eveo that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could Dot bold, but would study to raise... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 498
...was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever ; and he was endless in consultations : for when, after...ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit ; though it made others call his judgment in question. When he talked to me, as a... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 468
...yet he went into the worst part of king Charles's reign. The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in consultations : for when, after much discourse, a point was settled,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in consultations ; for when, after much discourse, a point was settled,... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 486
...his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in consultations ; for when, after much discourse, a point was settled,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 478
...his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in consultations; for when, after much discourse, a point was settled,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 538
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council ; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council ; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would... | |
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