| samuel johnson - 1781 - 276 pages
...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 them many years have pafled; but what... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 278 pages
...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 them many years have pafled ; but what... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...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 them many years have pafled; but what... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 602 pages
...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 them many years have pafled; but what... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...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 them many years have palled; but what... | |
| Biography - 1798 - 604 pages
...[н ]. " 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 them many years have paiïed ; but what... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...to difficulties and distress. CONGREVE has merit of the highest kind; he is an original writer, to borrowed neither" the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dia;ne. Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly ; for since I inspected then tony years have pissed... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...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 them many years have pafied ; but what... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...difficulties and diftrefs. oa CONCONGREVE 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 them many years have pafled ; but what... | |
| British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...biographer above quoted has good reason to pronounce of Congreve, • that he is an original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner...engaged to Cynthia, daughter of Sir Paul Pliant, the traversing this match forms the object of the plot, on which this comedy of The ^Double Dealer is constructed... | |
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