 To begin, then, with Shakespeare, He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul, All the images of Nature were still present to him, and he drew them, not laboriously, but luckily: when he describes...  English Prose (1137-1890) - Page 148edited by - 1909 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspere was the man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient...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,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...of them, in my opinion, at least his equal, perhaps7 his superior. 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 ' It is curious io observe with what caution our author speaks,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...of them, in my opinion, at least his equal, perhaps7 his superior. 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 7 It is curious to observe with what caution our author speaks,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...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 - 1806 - 394 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... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...tragedies. Our author himself, I conceive, is shadowed." Steflcspearr. 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,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...tragediesi Our author himself, I conceive, is shadowed." Shakspeare. 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,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 432 pages
...examen, according to those rules which the French observe. , As Neander was beginning to examine " Thr Silent Woman," Eugenius, earnestly regarding him;...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 - 1809 - 394 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspenre 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 - 1809 - 390 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... | |
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