 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1760 - 536 pages
...pleafant and facetious Wit, and made many Poems (efpecially in the amorous Way) which for the Sharpnefs of the Fancy, and the Elegancy of the Language, in which that Fancy was fpread, were at leaft equal, if not fuperior to any of that Time : But his Glory was, that after fifty... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1761 - 302 pages
...pleafant and facetious Wit, and made many Poems ( elpecially in the amorous Way ) which for the Sharpnefs of the Fancy, and the Elegancy of the Language, in which that Fancy was fpread, were at leaft equal, if not fuperiour to any of that Time : But his Glory was, that after fifty... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1761 - 286 pages
...pleafant and facetious Wit, and made many Poems ( efpecially in the amorous Way ) which for the Sharpnefs of the Fancy, and the Elegancy of the Language, in which that Fancy was fpread, were at leaft equal, if not fuperiour to any of that Time : But his Glory was, that after fifty... | |
 | History - 1762 - 578 pages
...pleafant and facetious wit, and made many poems (efpecially in the amorous way) which for the fharpnefs of the. fancy, and the elegancy of the language, in which that fancy was fpread, were at lead equal, if not fuperior to any of thac time: but his glory was, that after fifty... | |
 | 1798 - 618 pages
...regret of the whole Scotch nation, which united themselves in recommending another gentleman. He was of a pleasant and facetious wit, and made many poems,...the elegancy of the language in which that fancy was spred, were at least equal, if not superior, to any of that time." Sir John Suckling is called by Dryden... | |
 | History - 1802 - 522 pages
...value were those relations held in that age, when majesty was beheld with the reverence it ought to be. He was a person of a pleasant and facetious wit, and...made many poems (especially in the amorous way) which fi>r the sharpness of the fancy, and the elegancy of the language-, i« which that fancy was spread,... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...considered or allowed." Lord Clarendon, however, has remarked of his poems, that," forthesharp" ness of the fancy and the elegancy of the language in " which that fancy was spread, they were at least equal, if " not superior, to any of that time. But his glory was that, " after ffly... | |
 | W. Gardiner - 1808 - 786 pages
...the ease without the pedantry of Waller, and less conceit. Lord Clarendon eeys, that his Poems, ** for the sharpness of the fancy, and the elegancy -of the language, were at least equal, if not superior to any of that time." — And Davenant sings, " Thy Wits chief... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1809 - 914 pages
...value were those relations held in that age, when Majesty was beheld with the reverence it ought to be. He was a person of a pleasant and facetious wit, and...fancy and the elegancy of the language, in which that language was spiced, were at least equal, if not superior to any of that time. But his glory was that... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 618 pages
...value were those relations held in that age, when majesty was beheld with the reverence it ought to be. He was a person of a pleasant and facetious wit, and...least equal, if not superior, to any of that time : bnt his glory was, that after fifty years of bis life, spent with less severity or exactiiesi than... | |
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He was a person of a pleasant and facetious wit, and made many poems (especially in the amorous way) which, for the sharpness of the fancy, and the elegance of the language in which that fancy was spread, were at least equal, if not superior to any of... 
