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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 ... - Seite 334
von Horace Walpole - 1806
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First ..., Band 2

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 580 Seiten
...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 First ..., Band 2

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 562 Seiten
...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,: Amphitryon, or The two sosias, a comedy. King ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 in Eighteen Volumes ..., Band 8

John Dryden - 1808 - 486 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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, Band 27

Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 ..., Band 1

Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 644 Seiten
...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 of ..., Band 1

Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 676 Seiten
...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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