 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 pagina’s
...rayling. After a brief visit from Jonson, Drummond wrote (Conversations p. 40), Jan. 19, 1619: 'He is a great lover and praiser of himself ; a contemner and scorner of others; given rather to losse a friend than a jest [cf. Tucca's description of Horace, Poetaster, 4. 3. 112... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pagina’s
...please the king, that Piece of Forth Feasting had been his own." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially... | |
 | 1815 - 544 pagina’s
...the purpose would lead beyond eight lines, were all forced." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 548 pagina’s
...the purpose would lead beyond eight lines, were all forced." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pagina’s
...of Menander. the cast of his temper and natural disposition, his host Drummond says, that he was " a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others ; choosing rather to ' lose his friend, than his jest;' jealous of every word and action of those about... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pagina’s
...of Menander. the cast of his temper and natural disposition, his host Drummond says, that he was " a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others ; choosing rather to ' lose his friend, than his jest ;' jealous of every word and action of those... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 pagina’s
...the door, Not bear the knife himself, — is weaker than water. " — For he says, Ben Johnson was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest, jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially... | |
 | 1817 - 522 pagina’s
...Conversations," «oted down by Drummond of Hawthornden, whom Jonson visited. He is there spoken of as " a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others ; given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action about him, especially... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 pagina’s
...habits, which Druramond left behind him, and which has been published since his death, he says, " He was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especiajly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 544 pagina’s
...was, as he is represented to have been by an impartial and able judge, (Drummond of Hawthornden) " a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others; jealous of every word and action of those ahout biro, &c. &c.," how can we otherwise account for the... | |
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He is a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others; given rather to lose a friend than a jest; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth... 
