 | Juvenal - 1726 - 466 pages
...Scaliger fays, only fhews his white Teeth, he cannot provoke me to any Laughter. His Urbanity, ithat is, his Good Manners, are to be commended, but his Wit is faint ; and his Salt, if I may dare to fay fo, ahnoft infipid. jfuvtxali&of a more Vigorous and Mafculine Wit, he gives... | |
 | Juvenal - Satire - 1735 - 512 pages
...Where he barely gtins himfelf, and, as Staligerhys, only (hews his white Teeth, he cannot provoke me to any Laughter. His Urbanity, that is, his Good Manners,...are to be commended, but his Wit is faint; and his Salt, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft infipid. Juvenal is of a more Vigorous and Mafcultne Wit, he... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 398 pages
...Where he barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only fbews'his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners,...are to be commended, but his wit is faint ; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft infipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine wit ; he... | |
 | Edward Harwood - Classical biography - 1778 - 400 pages
...When he barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only fhews his white Teeth, he cannot provoketo any Laughter. His Urbanity, that is, his Good Manners,...; and his Subject, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft infipid. His low Style is according to his SubŁ6t, that is, generally groveling. He was ,a ival to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 396 pages
...only fitews his white teeth, he cannot frovoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, W 4 hishis good manners, are to be commended : but his wit is faint; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, almoft infipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine wit; he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...Where he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shews his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners,...are to be commended ; but his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine wit, he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...Where he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shews his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners,...are to be commended ; but his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine wit, he... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 442 pages
...Where, he barely grins himself, and, as Scaliger says, only shows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners,...are to be commended, but his wit is faint ; and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine wit ; he... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 436 pages
...and, as Scaliger says, only shows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanitv, that is, his good manners, are to be commended, but his wit is faint; and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and masculine wit ; he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 pages
...Where he barely grins himfelf, and, as Scaliger fays, only fhows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners,...are to be, commended, but his wit is faint; and his fait, if I may dare to fay fo, almoit infipid. Juvenal is of a more vigorous and mafculine wit ; he... | |
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Scaliger says, only shows his white teeth, he cannot provoke me to any laughter. His urbanity, that is, his good manners, are to be commended, but his wit is faint; and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. 
