Shakspeare unites in his existence the utmost elevation and the utmost depth; and the most foreign, and even apparently irreconcilable properties subsist in him peaceably together. The world of spirits and nature have laid all their treasures at his feet: in strength a demigod, in profundity of view a prophet, he lowers himself to mortals as if unconscious of his superiority, and is as open and unassuming as a child. A. W. SCHLEGEL. |