 Shakespeare's text; of whom one ridicules his errors with airy petulance, suitable enough to the levity of the controversy; the other attacks them with gloomy malignity, as if he were dragging to justice an assassin or incendiary. The one stings like...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 136by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...Canons of Criticism, and of The Revisal of Shakespeare's Te.rt. . . . The one stings like a fly, sucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter and returns for more ; the other bites like a viper. . . . When I think on one with his confederates, I remember the danger of Coriolanus, who was afraid... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...malignity, as if he were dragging to juftice an .alhflin or incendiary. The one ftings like a fly, fucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter, and returns for...one, with his confederates, I remember the danger of Coriolatuis, who was afraid that girls -ivith fpits, and boys icithjlones, jkouhl Jly him in puny battle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...dragging to juftice an aflaffiq or .incendiary. The one flings like a fly, fucks a little blood, take? a gay flutter, and returns for more ; the other bites...one, with his confederates, I remember the danger of Coriolanns, who was afraid that girls with [pits, and boys with flows, jliould ftay him in puny battle;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...malignity, as if he were dragging to justice an assassin or incendiary. The one stings like a fly, sucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter, and returns for...afraid that girls with spits, and boys with stones, should slay him in puny battle ; when the other crosses my imagination, I remember the prodigy in Macbeth... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...malignity, as if he were dragging to juftice an aflaffin or incendiary. The one ftings1 like a fly, fucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter, and returns for...other bites like a viper, and would be glad to leave inftammations and gangrene behind him. When I think on one, with his confederates, I remember the danger... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...to juftice an afiaflln or incendiary. The one ftings like a fly, fucks a little blood, takes a gny flutter, and returns for more ; the other bites like...one, with his confederates, I remember the danger of Coriolanns, who was afraid that girh with /pits, and boys <uiitb Jlanes, Jhould Jlay him in puny battle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...malignity, as if he were dragging to justice an assassin or incendiary. The one stings like a fly, sucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter, and returns for...afraid that girls -with spits, and boys with stones, should slay him in puny battle ; when the other crosses my imagination, I remember the prodigy in Macbeth... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...malignity, as if he were dragging to justice an assassin or incendiary. The one stings like a fly, sucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter, and returns for...leave inflammations and gangrene behind him. When T think on one, with his confederates, I remember the danger of Coriolanus, who was afraid that girls... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...malignity, as if he were dragging to justice an assassin or incendiary. The one stings* like a fly, sucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter, and returns for...who was afraid that girls -with spits, and boys with atones, should slay Mm in puny battle ; when the other crosses my imagination, I remember the prodigy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...malignity, as if he were dragging to justice an assassin or incendiary. The one stings* like a fly, sucks a little blood, takes a gay flutter, and returns for...danger of Coriolanus, who was afraid that girls with a/iits, and boys with stones, should slay him in puny buttle ; when the other crosses my imagination,... | |
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