 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 72 pages
...reciprocations of fmartnefs and conteft of farcafm ; their jefts are commonly grofs, and their pleafantry licentious ; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguifhed from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768
...reciprocations of fmartnefs and contelt of farcafm.j their jefls are commonly grofs, and their pleafantry licentious; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguilhed from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774
...Reciprocations of Smartnels, aud Contefts of Sarcafm ; their Jefts are commonly grofs, and their Pleafantry licentious ; neither his Gentlemen nor his Ladies have much Delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguifhed from his Clowns by any Appearance of refined Manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774
...Reciprocations of Smartnefs, aud Contefts of Sarcafm ; their Jefts are commonly grofs, and their Pleafantry licentious ; neither his Gentlemen nor his Ladies have much Delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguifhed from his Clowns by any Appearance of refined Manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778
...reciprocations of fmartnefs and contefts of farcafm-, their jefts are commonly grofs, and their pleafantry licentious; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguifhed from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Sir John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...reciprocations of fmartnefs and contefts of farcafm ; their jefts are commonly grofs, and their pleafantry licentious ; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are fufliciently diftinguifhed from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788
...when he engages his characters in reciprocations of smartness and contests of sarcasm ; theirjests are Commonly gross, and their pleasantry licentious...from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he represented the real conversation of his time is not easy to determine; the reign .of Elizabeth... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793
...reciprocations of fmartnefs and contefts of farcafm ; their jefts are commonly grofs, and their pleafantry licentious ; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguifhed from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800
...reciprocations of fmartnefs and contelts of farcafm; their jefts are commonly grofs, and their pleafantry licentious ; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguifh-. ed from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801
...reciprocations of fmartnefs and contefts of farcafm ; their jefts are commonly grofs, and their pleafantry licentious; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy, nor are fufficiently diftinguilhed from his clowns by any appearance of refined manners. Whether he reprefented... | |
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In his comic scenes he is seldom very successful when he engages his characters in reciprocations of smartness and contests of sarcasm; their jests are commonly gross and their pleasantry licentious; neither his gentlemen nor his ladies have much delicacy,... 
