Critick

Aye but mine was written years ago and what you allude to the other day — now if you were a true Critick i.e. troubled with a disorder calld the snarles, you would, (had Davy been publishd) have asserted that Robin thieved from David.

Letter 247 2009

You have a better heart than belly, but how would a servant be justified in giving without orders Ask your sister Critick.

Letter 247 2009

My Lord Having for some years past boasted, as well I might, a personal knowledge of your late honour'd Father, valuable to me as a Critick and a Friend, I beg your Grace's acceptance of a small Volume [1] which I once hope'd to present to my departed Patron, and to have recieved his candid remarks.

Letter 271 2009

I confess, however, that my paltry Abilities to play the Critick do not much extend to the flower'd Branches of Rhetorick.

"Blacker than any actual black person who could ever be elected in our children's lifetime." Ann Althouse 2008

Nicknamed Fidget in her youth for her restless energy, Montagu considered herself "a Critick, a Coal owner, a Land Steward, a sociable creature".

Archive 2008-03-01 Jan 2008

The central Panel of Christ Crucified is, to the careful Critick, however, a most curious Performance.

"A 'Virtuous vanilla' lip balm and a 'Get Tight with Christ' hand and body cream, featuring a picture of Christ flanked by two adoring women." Ann Althouse 2008

If I may offer one further Thought, which is, that the renew'd Presence of a Lunatick or two among the Groundlings of this Theatre has giv'n me Encouragement that I may soon resume my former Occupation as Critick of Madmen.

"I'm jealous. I can't do it either. I can't cross my legs sitting in a chair like that." Ann Althouse 2008

Madam, aside from my slight Attempts to play the Critick, I would attempt to play the Friend, and enquire of your State of Mind, whereby you feel yourself already a Ghost.

Did yesterday's hostage crisis teach us anything about Hillary Clinton? Ann Althouse 2007

Looking at Pope's Essay on Criticism, he says "The gen'rous Critick fann'd the Poet's Fire,/ And taught the World, with Reason to Admire,"and why not?

Archive 2006-07-01 Lemon Hound 2006

Looking at Pope's Essay on Criticism, he says "The gen'rous Critick fann'd the Poet's Fire,/ And taught the World, with Reason to Admire,"and why not?

Notes toward an essay on criticism Lemon Hound 2006