 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 442 pages
...and insensible to be tickled. Where, he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shows 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 - English literature - 1808 - 436 pages
...and, as Scaliger says, only shows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanitv, 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. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine wit ; he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 pages
...and infenfible to be tickled. Where he barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only fhows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter....wit is faint; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, almoit infipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine wit ; he gives me as much pleafure as I... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 626 pages
...and infenfible to be tickled. Where he barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only fhows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners, arc to be commended, but his wit is faint ; and his faft, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft infipid.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 440 pages
...and insensible to be tickled. Where he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shows 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... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...an insensible' to be tickled. Where he barely grins himself and as Scaliger***) says, only shews hii 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 mure vigorous and masculine wit; he... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...and insensible to be tickled. Where he barely grins himself, and, as Scaligar 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... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...and infenfible to be tickled. Where hs barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only ihews his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter....faint; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft iafipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine wit ; he fives me as much pleafure as I can ear... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...and insensible to be tickled. Where he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shows 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 - 1867 - 556 pages
...barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to my oice to many a merry note, But indistinct, and neither sweet nor clear, Yet such as sooth'd ; I and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine... | |
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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. 
