 Tasso. •But to return to the sparrows': there have been so many flights of them let loose in this opera, that it is feared the house will never get rid -of them ; and that •in other plays they may make their entrance in very wrong and improper scenes,...  History of the opera - Side 125av Henry Sutherland Edwards - 1862Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 sider
...agree with Monsieur Boileau, that one verse in Virgil is worth all the clinquant or tinsil of TassO. But to return to the sparrows. There have been so...in very wrong and improper scenes, so as to be seen firing in a lady's bed-chamber, or perching upon a king's throne ; besides the inconveniences which... | |
 | 1823 - 406 sider
...Handel. Monsieur Buileau, that one verse in Virgil is worth all the clinquant or tinsil of Tasso. > But to return to the sparrows. There have been so...and that in other plays they may make their entrance ill very wrong and improper scenes, so as to be seen flying in a lady's bed-chamber, or perching upon... | |
 | 1836 - 932 sider
...agree with Monsieur Boileau, that one verse in Virgil is worth all the clinquant or tinsel ofTasso. s, fellows of the royal society, templars that are not given to be contentious, ana improper scenes, so as to be seen flying in a ladv's bed-chamber, or perching upon a king's throne;... | |
 | 1836 - 1118 sider
...agree with Monsieur Boileau, that one ferae in Virgil is worth all the clinquant от tinsel of Tasso. But to return to the sparrows : there have been so...that in other plays they may make their entrance in тегу wrong and improper scenes, so as to be seen lying in a lady's bed-chamber, or perching upon... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 480 sider
...that one verse in Virgil is worthall the clinquant or tinsfil of Tasso. But to return tome sparrow's: there have been so many flights of them let loose...this opera, that it is feared the house will never cet rid of them; and that in other plays they may make their entrance in very wrong and improper scenes,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 596 sider
...with Monsieur Boileau, that one verse in Virgil is worth all the clinquant or tinsel of Tasso. "• But to return to the sparrows; there have been so...entrance in very wrong and improper scenes, so as to be seenflyinginalady'sbed-chamber, or perching upon a king's throne; besides the inconveniences which... | |
 | 1853 - 756 sider
...return to the sparrows : there have been 10 many flights of them let loose in this opera, that it la feared the house will never get rid of them; and that...their entrance in very wrong and improper scenes, •o as to be seen flying in a lady's bed-cnamber, or perching upon a king's throne— beside the inconveniences... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 536 sider
...agree with Monsieur Boileau, that one verse in Virgil is worth all the clinquant or tinsel of Tasso. But to return to the sparrows ; there have been so...never get rid of them ; and that in other plays they make their entrance in very wrong and improper scenes, so as to be seen flying in a lady's bed-chamber,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 sider
...Raoui prtferer TWophile Et le clinquant da Tasae & tont 1'or de Vlrglle.— Boileau, sat. i \, I75. But to return to the sparrows ; there have been so...will never get rid of them ; and that in other plays the; may make their entrance in very wrong and improper scenes, as to bo seen flying in a lady's bed-chamber,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 524 sider
...agree with Monsieur Boileau, that one verse in Virgil is worth all the clinquant or tinsel of Tasso. But to return to the sparrows ; there have been so...never get rid of them ; and that in other plays they make their entrance in very wrong and improper scenes, so as to be seen flying in a lady's bed-chamber,... | |
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