| Henry Hallam - 1839 - 718 ページ
...Even Dryden, who came in a worse period, and had no undue reverence for Shakspeare, admits that " he was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes anv thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse his plays were not so frequently... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1839 - 702 ページ
...Shakespeare is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. " He was the man who, of all modern, ami perhaps ancient, poets, had the largest and most comprehensive...and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily. When lie describes any thing, you more than see it, you t'cel it too. They who accuse him of wanting learning,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 ページ
...yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, ' that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient...Nature were still present to him, and he drew them not lahoriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 ページ
...learned to depend on his own myriad-minded genius, on bis own thousandtongued BOU!.] [• He {Shakspeare) was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient...the images of nature were still present to him, and be drew them not laboriously but luckily: is easy — InfacUi causa cuiris licet ate dittrto — But... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - 1842 - 326 ページ
...justly ranks high among the prose writers of English literature. " To begin with Shakspeare. He is the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets,...them not laboriously, but luckily ; when he describes anything, you more than see it—you feel it. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him... | |
| Henry Hallam - 1842 - 484 ページ
...admits that " he was the man who, of all modem, and perhapa ancient poets, had the largest and mo*! comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them, no: laboriously, but luckily : when he describes anything, you more than see it ; yon feel it too Those... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - 1843 - 326 ページ
...justly ranks high among the prose writers of English literature. " To begin with Shakspeare. He is the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets,...describes any thing, you more than see it — you feel it. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation; he was naturally learned;... | |
| James Stamford Caldwell - 1843 - 372 ページ
...effect of the work is weakened. Notes are often necessary, but they are necessary evils.' Shakspeare was the man who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient...luckily: when he describes any thing, you more than see it—you feel it too. Those who accuse him to 2 have wanted learning give him the greater commendation:... | |
| Henry Hallam - 1843 - 678 ページ
...verses addressed to Flet- haps ancient, poets, had the largest and cher, has the assurance to say, — most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and !le' I"*"5" the™ "°; laboriously but luekily : when he describes any thmg. But the suffrage of Jonson... | |
| Samuel P. NEWMAN - 1843 - 322 ページ
...He is the man, who. of all modern, d perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive All the images of nature were still present to him, and he thcrn not laboriously, but luckily ; when he describes any you more than see it — you feel it. Those... | |
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