 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 sivua
...exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability of truth. Shakfpeare is above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the...and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places, unpractifed by the reft of the world ; by the peculiarities of ftudies... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 sivua
...Shakespeare has gained, and kept, the favour of his countrymen. " Shakespeare is, above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature...places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarilies of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the accidents... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 sivua
...and the mind can only repoic on the ftabilrty of truth. Shakefpeare is above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the...and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places, unpractifed by the reft of the world ; by the peculiarities of ftudies... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 sivua
...exhausted, and the mind can only repose on the stability of truth. Shakspeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature;...world; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, * "l'.-1 vein- atqne probns, centum qui perficit aanoa." tint. STEtVENS . which can operate but upon... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 sivua
...truth, Shakspeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the no- t that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. II is characters are not modified by the cuatoms of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the... | |
 | 1813 - 496 sivua
...able painter, to display them in all their peculiar symptoms and characteristics. Johnson call* him " the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithfuA mirror of manners and of. life," This just praise lie could never have deserved, but by profoundly... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 sivua
...exhausted, and the mind can only repose on the stability of truth. Shakespeare is, above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature;...not modified by the customs of particular places, unpnctiied by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 sivua
...stamp of truth, and carry conviction to the heart. " Shakspeare," he says, " is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature;...that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of mauners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised... | |
 | 1816 - 832 sivua
...what Dr. Johnson says of those of our own Sbakspearej may, in a great degree, be applied to his. "They are" not modified by the customs of particular places...rest of the world, by the peculiarities of studies of professions which can operate but upoti small numbers or by the accidents of transient fashions... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 sivua
...comparison be found remarkably distinct.' ' Shakspeare,' says Dr. Johnson, * ' is above all writers,- at least above all modern writers, the Poet of Nature ; the poet, that holds out to his readers a - * In his incomparable Preface to his Edition, first published in- 1768. S faithful... | |
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Shakespeare is, above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised... 
