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" ... and he was endless in consultations ; for when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest to make even that which was suggested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit,... "
A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland ... - Página 334
por Horace Walpole - 1806
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volumen2

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 580 páginas
...always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatsoever ; and he was endless in consultations ; for when after...jest, to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the crerlk of his wit, though it made others...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volumen2

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 562 páginas
...a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of hi* wit, though it made others call his judgment in question. When he talked to me, as a philosopher,...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes ..., Volumen8

John Dryden - 1808 - 486 páginas
...wit; and we have some tolerable bon mots of his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard...jest to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit, though it made others...
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The Works of John Dryden,: Amphitryon, or The two sosias, a comedy. King ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 páginas
...wit; and we have some tolerable bon mots of his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard...jest to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit, though it made others...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 páginas
...wit; and we have some tolerable bon mots of his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard...jest to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit, though it made others...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 538 páginas
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 536 páginas
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council ; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volumen27

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 páginas
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council ; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would...
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Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: With the Suppressed ..., Volumen1

Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 644 páginas
...1668. ways too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatsoever. And he was endless in consultations: for when after...though it made others call his judgment in question u . When he talked to me, as a philosopher, of his contempt of the world, I asked him what he meant...
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Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: With Notes by the Earls ..., Volumen1

Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 676 páginas
...was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatsoever. And he was endless in consultations : for when after...though it made others call his judgment in question a. When z Bowyer's Transcript. subject were never so serious, a In the house of lords he and if it...
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