 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pagine
...verbofe ; and then he is generally fenftble, inftruelive and entertaining. ' Shakefpeare, fays he, is above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to ¿is readers a faithful mirrour of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pagine
...on the (lability of truth. •" - • • Shakefpeare is above all writers, at leaft above all modem 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 cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pagine
...common Satiety of Life fends us all in queft ; but the Pleafures of fndden Wonder are foon exhaufted, and the Mind can only repofe on the Stability of Truth....leaft above all modern Writers, the Poet of Nature ; trie Poet that holds up to his Readers a faithful Mirrour of Manners and of Life. His Characters... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pagine
...but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the {lability of truth. Shakefpeare is above all writers, at leaft...modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that fields up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pagine
...iudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repuie on the liability of truth. Sbakefpeare is, above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers,...; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pagine
...and the mind can only ivpofe on the liability of truth, Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at Icail 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 cujloms of particular places,... | |
 | 1791 - 322 pagine
...twkis», '•will upon cpmparifon be found remarkably dif? '•tinft.' ' Shakefpeare,' fjys.Dr. Johnfon, 'is above -all' 'writers, at. leaft above all modern...writers, the ' Poet of Nature ; the poet that holds out to his 'readers a faithful mirrour of manners and of life. '•His characters are not modified... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pagine
...fudden wonder are foon 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 that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | 1797 - 680 pagine
...but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon cxhauiled, and the mind can only repofe on the (lability of truth. Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at leaft...writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to hi» readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cudoros... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pagine
...fudden wonder are foon 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 that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
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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. 
