 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...increased to JE300, was conferred on Thomas Shadwell, whom Dryden thus satirized in his "Mac Flccknoc :'' The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval; But Shndwell's... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 344 pages
...me. iShadwell alone my perfect image bears, is [Mature in dulness from his tender years : iShadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd...pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. 20 Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1859 - 512 pages
...with wit, Cried, " 'Tis resolved ; for Nature pleads, that he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell, alone, my perfect image bears, Mature in...tender years : Shadwell, alone, of all my sons, is fie, Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...nature pleads, that he Should only rule who most resemhles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image hears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirnTd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 pages
...increased to £300, was conferred on Thomas Shadwell, whom Dryden thus satirized in his " Mac Flecknoe :" The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862 - 346 pages
...of nonsense, making Flecknoe exclaim : ' Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirmed in full stupidity ; The rest to some faint meaning...pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike thro', and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...increased to JE300, was conferred on Thomas Shadwell, whom Dryden thus satirized in his "Mac Flecknoe:" The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval; But Shadwell's... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...increased to £300, was conferred on Thomas bhadwull, jvhom Dryden thus satirized in his uMac Flecknoe:" The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval; . But Shadwell's... | |
 | John Dryden - 1866 - 346 pages
...with wit, Cried, ' 'Tis resolv'd ; for nature pleads, that he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, » Mature in...pretence. But Shadwell never deviates into sense. go Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shad... | |
 | John Dryden - 1866 - 348 pages
...perfect image bears, it Mature In dulnesTfrom Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning...pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. 20 Some b"eams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's... | |
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Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years: Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. 
