| Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...in which they are severally appreciated at the present moment. " To begin, then, with Shakspeare. He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 442 pages
...them, in my opinion, at least his equal, perhaps his superior.* To begin then with Shakespeare. He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
| Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - 248 pages
...principles of Epicurus. SHAKESPEARE. it Shakespeare was the man who of all modern, and perhaps aneient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of L/ nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare was the "man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his allusion-- understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient...he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describe? any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare was the " man, who, of all modern and perhaps " ancient poets, had the largest and most compre" hensive soul. All the images of nature were still " present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1824 - 510 pages
...but uncommonly elegant and happy. " He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poels, bad the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew theui not laboriously but luckily. When he describes any thing, you more than see it; you feel it too.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce " that Shakespeare was the man, who, of all modern and, perhaps, ancient...them not laboriously, but luckily: when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...was yet Dot rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakspeare was the " man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient,...them not laboriously, but luckily ; when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who nccuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
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