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" Euphues," a romance, does not give credit to fuch an encomium. — Another comic writer of this reign was ROBERT GREEN. He was a man of great humour and drollery, and by no means deficient in point of wit; which talents, however, were proftituted by him... "
Elements of the Critical Philosophy: Containing a Concise Account of Its ... - Page lxxxi
by Anthony Florian Madinger Willich - 1798 - 183 pages
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The Companion to the Play-house: Or, An Historical Account of All ..., Volume 2

David Erskine Baker - Actors - 1764 - 396 pages
...Malier of Arts at the Univer fity of Cambridge., and afterwards incorporated in that of Oxfirà.— He was a Man of great Humour and Drollery, and by no Means deficient in Point of Wit, had he 'not too often proftituttd that happy but dangerous Talent to the baie Purpofes of Vice and...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history ..., Volume 13

1793 - 752 pages
...reformer and purifier of the Englilh language ; but the affected turn of his compofitions, and especially of his " Euphues," a romance, does not give credit...deficient in point of wit; which talents, however, were proilituted by him to the bafe purpofcs of vice and obfcenity. It is faid of him, that he was ihe firil,...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History ..., Volume 13

English poetry - 1793 - 752 pages
...day. He has been highly extolled as a reformer and purifier of the Engliih language ; but the affected turn of his compofitions, and efpecially of his "...was a man of great humour and drollery, and by no rreans deficient in point of wit ; which talents, however, were proilituted by him to the bafe purpofes...
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Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 93

1793 - 526 pages
...oí his cewcompofitions, and efpecially of hi* * Euphue s,' a romance, does not give credit to fueh an encomium. — Another comic writer of this reign...which talents, however, were proftituted by him to the baie purpofes of vice and obfcenity. It is faid of him, that he was the full author who wrote for bread.—...
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Three Philological Essays, Chiefly Translated from the German of John ...

Johann Christoph Adelung, Anthony Florian Madinger Willich - English language - 1798 - 200 pages
...compofitibns, and efpecially of his " Euphties," a romance, does not give credit to fuch an encomium.—Another comic writer of this reign was ROBERT GREEN. He was...deficient in point of wit; which talents, however, were profHtuted by him t6 the bafe purpofes of vice and obfcenity. It is faid of him, that lie was thefirji...
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pt.2. Authors and actors : I-Y. Appendix. Additions and corrections

David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 482 pages
...removed to Clare Hall, and, in 1583, became MA ; it is said, he was likewise incorporated at Oxford. He was a man of great humour and drollery, and by no means deficient in point of wit, had he not too often prostituted that happy, but dangerous, talent to the base purposes of vice and...
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Biographia Dramatica: pt. 2. Authors and actors: I-Y. Appendix. Additions ...

David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 476 pages
...removed to Clare Hall, and, in 1583, became MA ; it is said, he was likewise incorporated at Oxford. He was a man of great humour and drollery, and by no means deficient in point of wit, bad he not too often prostituted that happy, but dangerous, talent to the base purposes of vice and...
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Shakspeare and His Contemporaries: Together with the Plots of His Plays ...

William Tegg - Literary Criticism - 1879 - 290 pages
...afterwards removed to Clare Hall, and in 1583 became MA It is said he was also incorporated at Oxford. He was a man of great humour and drollery, and by no means deficient in point of wit; and had he not prostituted that happy but dangerous talent to the base purposes of vice and obscenity,...
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