 | Thomas Otway, Thomas Thornton - 1813 - 324 pages
...laugh at their own deformed pictures. Though a certain writcrf, that shall be nameless, (but you shall guess at him by what follows) being asked his opinion of this play, very gravely cocked, * Rochester, whose motive in patronizing Otway at this time, was solely a desire to mortify Dryden.... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 601 pages
...from the eyes of the auditors ; I mean those, whose souls were capable of so noble a pleasure ; ---- though a certain writer, that shall be nameless, (but...being asked his opinion, of this play, very gravely cock'd, and cried, ' I'gad, he knew not a ltnt in it he would be author of:' but he is a fine facetious... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pages
...auditors; I mean those, whose souls were capable of so noble a pleasure ; - -. . though a certain ;int'r, that shall be nameless, (but you may guess at him...being asked his opinion, of this play, very gravely cock'd, and cried, ' /£<></, lie knew not a tint in it he would be Author cf;' but lie ii a fine facetious... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...1 mean those, whose souls were capable of so noble a pleasure ; - - • - though a certain uritfr, that shall be nameless, (but you may guess at him...being asked his opinion, of this play, very gravely cock'd, and cried, ' 1'gad, lie knew not a line in it he would be author <•/ :' but he is a fine... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...were capable of so noble a pleasure ; - - - - though a certain writer, that shall be nameless, (hut you may guess at him by what follows,) being asked his opinion, of this play, very gravely cock'd, and cried, ' I'gad, he. knew not aline in it he would be author of:' but he is a fine facetious... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...And prudently did not think fit to engage The scum of a playhouse for the prop of an age." •)• " Though a certain writer, that shall be nameless, (but you may guess at him by what follows) being ask'd his opinion of this play, very gravely cock't, and cry'd, 1'gad he knew not a line in it he would... | |
 | Thomas Otway, Thomas Thornton - 1813 - 330 pages
...laugh at their own deformed pictures. Though, a certain writerf, that shall be nameless, (but you shall guess at him by what follows) being asked his opinion of this play, very gravely cocked, * Rochester, whose motive in patronizing Otway at this time, was solely a desire to mortify Dryden.... | |
 | Thomas Otway, Thomas Thornton - 1813 - 332 pages
...laugh at their own deformed pictures. Though a certain writerf, that shall be nameless, (but you shall guess at him by what follows) being asked his opinion of this play, very gravely cocked, * Rochester, whose motive in patronizing Otway at this time, was solely a desire to mortify Dryden.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...stage, And prudently did not think fit to engage The scum of a playhouse for the prop of an age." t " Though a certain writer, that shall be nameless, (but you may guess at him by what follows) being ask'd his opinion of this play, very gravely cock't, and cry'd, / 'gad he knew not a line in it he... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...stage, And prudently did not think fit to engage The scum of a playhouse for the prop of an age.» ' »Though a certain writer, that shall be nameless (but you may guess at him by what follows), being ask'd his opinion of this play, very gravely cock't, and cry'd, fgad, he knew not a line in it he would... | |
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Igad, he knew not a line in it he .would be author of. But he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it which I would be author of. 
