His wit was in his own power; would the rule of it had been so too. Many times he fell into those things could not escape laughter; as when he said in the person of Caesar, one speaking to him, "Caesar, thou dost me wrong," he replied, "Caesar did never... Critical Observations on Shakespeare - Page 95by John Upton - 1746 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
| Giles Jacob - 1719 - 422 pages
...Ca:far did never Wrwgt but with juf7 Catife. '* and fuch like, which were ridiculous. But he rc'* decm'd his Vices with his Virtues : There was " ever more in him to be Prais'd than to be Par« don'd." As for the Paflage which he mentions out of Shakefpear, there is fomewliat... | |
| Giles Jacob - 1723 - 378 pages
...Csfar did never Wrong, but with juft Caufe. " and fuch like, which were ridiculous. But he re" deem'd his Vices with his Virtues : There was " ever more in him to be Prais'd than to be Par« don'd." As for the Paflage which he mentions out of Shakefpear, there is .fomewhat... | |
| William Shakespeare, Wentworth Smith, Nicholas Rowe - 1734 - 84 pages
...СэгГлг did never wrafg, but with juß cattfe* "'and fuch like, which were ridiculous. But he" redeem'd his vices with his virtues : There was» " ever more in him to be. prais'd than ta be par" dou'd. As for the pnlTage which he mentions out of Shukcfpear, thrre is tomewhat... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - 576 pages
...Czefar did never wrong, but witbjuft fauje. ct and fuch like, which were ridiculous. But he re" deem'd his vices with his virtues : There was ever " more in him to be prais'd than to be pardon'd. As for the pafiage which he mentions out of Sbakefpear, there is fomewhat... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - 550 pages
...did never wrong, but with juft caufe. "'" and fuch like, which were ridiculous. But he re" deem*d hi* vices with his virtues : There was ever " more in him to be prais'd than to be pardon'd. As for the paffage which he mentions out ofS&ahffear, there is fomewhat... | |
| Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 366 pages
...wrong." ' . : ! • it . ' He replied, " Casfar did never wrong, but with " juft caufe ;" ' And fuch like, which were ridiculous ; but * he redeemed his...vices with his virtues ; there ' was ever more in them to be praifed, than to be * pardoned.' Ben in his converfation with Mr. Drumond of Hawthornden,... | |
| 1762 - 414 pages
...wrong." ' He replied, " Casfar did never wrong, but with juftcaufe;" and many others of the like kind ; which were ridiculous ; but he redeemed his vices with his virtues ; there was ever more in them to be praifed, than to be pardoned.' Ben in his converlation with Mr. Drummond of Hawthorn- "... | |
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...Caster did never wrong, but witbjuft caufe. " and fuch like, which were ridiculous. But he re" deem'd his vices with his virtues: There was ever ** more in him to be prais'd than to be pardon'd." As for the pafTage which he mentions out of Sbakefpear^ there is fomewhat... | |
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...and Adonis ^ and Tarquin and Lucrece, in " And fuch like, which were ridiculous. But he re" deemed his vices with his virtues : there was ever " more in him to be praifed than to be pardoned." ftanzas, ftanzas, which have been printed in a late collection of poems. As to the character given... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...Gefar thou dsjl me wrong. « He replied : " Ctefar did never wrong, but withju/i caafe. t( Andfuchlike, which were ridiculous. But he redeemed " his vices...more in him to " be praifed than to be pardoned." As for the paflage which he mentions out of Shakcfpeare, there is fomewhat like it in Julius C<ffar,... | |
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