 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 ページ
...man, who, of all moderri and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. AH the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily ; \vhen he describes any thing, you. more than se,e it, yow feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 ページ
...fioets, had the largest and most comfirehensive soul. All the images of nature were stilt firesent to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily...describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel if too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation : he was naturally... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterivek - 1810 - 492 ページ
...Ancient Poets, had the largeft and moft comprchennve Soul. AU the Images of Nature were füll prefent to him , and he drew them not laboriously , but luckily. When he deferí» bei any thing, you more than fee- it, you feel it too. Thofe who accufc him to have wanted... | |
 | Friedrich Bouterwek - 1810 - 500 ページ
...luckily. When, he dcfcribcs any thing, you more than fee it, you feel it too. Thofe who accufe Rim to have wanted Learning, give him the greater Commendation : he was naturally fcarn'd: he needed not the Speflacles of Books to xead Nature; he loek'd inwards, and found- her there.... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 400 ページ
...character which Dryden has drawn of Shakespeare is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. / " He was " the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient...nature were still present to him, and he drew them not labo" riously, but luckily. When he describes any thing, you more " than see it ; you feel it too.... | |
 | 1811 - 418 ページ
...man who, of all modern, " and perhaps of all ancient poets, had the largest and most compre" hensive soul. All the images of nature were still present...any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too." Yet this high opinion was entirely overwhelmed by either the vanity or the^necessities, or both, of... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 ページ
...Mr. Waller among .the English. Dryden. REMARKS ON SOME OF THE UEST ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS. SHAKSPEARE 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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 ページ
...yet rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, That Shaksfieare ivas the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. Jill the images of nature ivere still firesent to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily':... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 ページ
...character which Dryden has drawn of Shakespeare, is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. " He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient...laboriously, but luckily. When he describes any thing, you may then see it ; you feel it too. They who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greatest commendation.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 ページ
...Our author himself, I conceive, it shadowed." » SJittkspeart. To begin, then, with Shakspeaie. He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient...poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. AH the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily :... | |
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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 anything, you more than see... 
