 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 pages
...imprudence of his relation reduced te difficulties and diftrefs. CONGREVE has merit of the highetf kind ; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinCtly; for fmce I infpeCted... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 276 pages
...imprudence of his relation reduced to difficulties and diftrefs. Congreve has merit of the higheft kind ; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot,. nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly; for fince I infpected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 278 pages
...imprudence of his relation reduced to difficulties and diftrefs. Congreve has merit of the higheft kind ; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly ; for fince I infpected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...imprudence of his relation reduced to difficulties and diftrefs, CONGREVE has merit of the higheft kind ; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly; for fince I infpected... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1786 - 380 pages
...coincidence; and I think the learned biographer above quoted had good reafon to pronounce of Congreve, that he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Mellafont, the nephew and heir of Lord Touchwoad, being engaged... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...imprudence of his rclation reduced to difficulties and diftrefs. CONG RE VE has merit of the higheft kind; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly ; for fince I infpectcd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 450 pages
...with mankind. And then he afterwards adds, in dire£t and palpable contradiction of this aflertion, " that he is an original writer, who borrowed neither...of his plots, nor the manner of his dialogue." The inexhaufted and improper fuperabundance of his wit, on all fubjects and occafions, and in all characters,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 454 pages
...with mankind. And then he afterwards adds, in direCt and palpable contradiction of this afTertion, " that he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of hjs plots, nor the manner of his dialogue." The inexhaufted and improper .fuperabundance of his wit,... | |
 | 1798 - 604 pages
...teftimony of deference and efteem [í ]. " Congreve," fays Dr. Johnfon, " has merit of the higheft kind ; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftincUy, for fince I infpefted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...imprudence of his relation reduced to difficulties and diftrefs. CONGREVE has merit of the higheft kind ; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays 1 cannot fpeak diftinctly ; for fince I infpected... | |
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CONGREVE has merit of the highest kind ; he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot nor the manner of his dialogue. 
