 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 pages
...Scaliger fays, only fhews his white Teeth, he cannot provoke me to any Laughter. His Urbanity, ithat is, his Good Manners, are to be commended, but his Wit is faint ; and his Salt, if I may dare to fay fo, ahnoft infipid. jfuvtxali&of a more Vigorous and Mafculine Wit, he gives... | |
 | Juvenal - Satire - 1735 - 512 pages
...llnpid and infenfible to be tickl'd. Where he barely gtins himfelf, and, as Staligerhys, only (hews his white Teeth, he cannot provoke me to any Laughter....are to be commended, but his Wit is faint; and his Salt, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft infipid. Juvenal is of a more Vigorous and Mafcultne Wit, he... | |
 | Classical biography - 1750 - 374 pages
...tickled. When he barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only mews his white Teeth, he cannot provoke to any Laughter, His Urbanity, that is, his Good Manners,...are to be commended, but his Wit is faint.; and his Subject, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft iniipid. His low Style is according to his Subject, that is,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...cannot provoke me to anjr laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners, are to be coo>commended, but his wit is faint ; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, alnioft infipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine wit ; he gives me as much pleafure as... | |
 | Edward Harwood - Authors, Greek - 1778 - 412 pages
...When he barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only fhews his white Teeth, he cannot provoketo any Laughter. His Urbanity, that is, his Good Manners,...are to be commended, but his Wit is faint ; and his Subject, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft infipid. His low Style is according to his Sub£6t, that is,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...only fhews his white teeth, he cannot provoke- me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is,. N-+ hi* his good manners, are to be commended : but his wit...faint; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft inf:pid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine •wit ; he gives me as much pleafure as I can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...to any laughter. Hit urbanity, that i«r N 4 his his good manners, are to be commended: but hisvrk is faint; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft iniipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine wit; he gives me as much pieafure ss I can bear:... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...ftupid and infenfible to be tickled. Where he barely grins himfelf, and as Scaliger fays, only mews his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, N 4 hishis good manners, are to be commended : but his wit is'faint; and his falt, if I may dare to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...and insensible to be tickled. Where he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shews his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter....are to be commended ; but his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine wit, he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...and insensible to be ' tickled. Where he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shews his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter....are to be commended ; but his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine wit, he... | |
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Scaliger says, only shows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners, are to be commended, but his wit is faint; and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. 
