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" Falstaff, how shall I describe thee ? thou compound of sense and vice ; of sense which may be admired, but not esteemed ; of" vice which may be despised, but hardly detested. Falstaff is a character loaded with faults, and with those faults which naturally... "
The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens and E ... - Page 119
by William Shakespeare - 1826
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 632 pages
...the soldier's virtues, generosity and courage. •* But Falstaff, unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee ? thou compound of sense...the poor ; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequious and malignant, he satirizes in their absence those whom he lives by...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...has only the soldier's virtues, generosity and courage. But FalstafF unimitated, unimitable FalstafT, how shall I describe thee ? thou compound of sense...of vice which may be despised, but hardly detested. Falstaffis a character loaded with faults, and with those faults which naturally produce contempt....
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 488 pages
...has only the soldier's virtues, generosity and courage. But FalstafF unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee ? thou compound of sense...the poor ; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequious and malignant, he satirizes in their absence those whom he lives by...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 480 pages
...soldier, cholerick and quarrelsome, and has only the soldier's virtues, generosity and courage. gpised, but hardly detested. Falstaff is a character loaded...the poor ; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequious and malignant, he satirizes in their absence those whom he lives by...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...which may be admired, but not esteemed; of vice which maybe despised, but hardly detested. Fal'taf\* a character loaded with faults, and with those faults...the poor; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequious and malignant, he satirizes in their absence those whom he lives by...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 502 pages
...Falstaff is a character loaded with faults, and with those faults which naturally produce con155 tempt. He is a thief and a glutton, a coward and a boaster,...the poor; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequious and malignant, he satirizes in their absence those whom he lives by...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 390 pages
...has only the soldier's virtues, generosity and courage. But Falstaff unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee > thou compound of sense...the poor ; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequious and malignant, he satirizes in their absence those whom he lives by...
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“The” Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 494 pages
...generosity gnd ^courage, -V1 But Falstaff unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee ? thoti compound of sense and vice ; of sense which may be...which naturally produce contempt. He is a thief and a gluttou, a coward and a boaster, always ready ,tp cheat the weak , and prey upon the poor ; to tcr•...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...only the soldier's virtues, generosity and courage. But Falstaff, unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee ? Thou compound of sense...the poor ; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequi•us and malignant, he satirizes in their absence those with whom he lives...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 458 pages
...only the soldier's virtues, generosity and courage. But Falstaff, unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee ? Thou compound of sense...the poor ; to terrify the timorous, and insult the defenceless. At once obsequious and malignant, he satirises in their absence those whom he lives by...
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