 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...affigned ; and it may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human nature as it acts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. This therefore is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirrour of life; that he... | |
 | Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...affigned ; and it may be faid, that he has not only (hewn human nature as it acts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. ' This therefore is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirrour of life ; that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...fuch as he has affigned -, and it may be faicl, that he has not only Ihevvn human nature as it a<5ts in real exigencies, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. This therefore is the praife of Sbakefpears, that his drama is the mirrcur of life-, that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...afligned; and it may be faid, that he has not only Ihewn human nature as it afts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. -This therefore is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirror of life ; that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...gffigned; and it maybe : laid, that he has not only fhewn human nature as it adts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. ' This therefore is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his ' drama is the mirror of lite; that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...affigned ; and it may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human nature 4s it acts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. This therefore is the praiie of Sbakefpcare, that his drama is the mirror of life ; that he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...approximates the remote, and familiarizes the wonderful ; the event which he represents will not happen ; but, if it were possible, its effects would probably...human nature as it acts in real exigencies, but as as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be exposed. This therefore is the praise of Shakspere,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...effeits would probably be fuch as he has aiTigned ; and it may be faiJ, thai he has not only (hewn human nature as it acts in real exigencies, but as...it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. This therefore is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirror of life; that he... | |
 | History - 1793 - 620 pages
...еЯесЪ would be probably fuch as he has affigned : and it may be faid, that he has not only ihewn human nature as it acts in real exigencies, but as it would be found in trials to which it cannot be expofed. This, therefore, is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirrour of life ; that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...affigned ; and it may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human nature as it acts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. This therefore is the praife of Shakfpeare, that his drama is the mirror of life; that he... | |
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Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the wonderful ; the event which he represents will not happen, but if it were possible, its effects would probably be such as he has assigned... 
