 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pagine
...was yet not rectified, nor his allufions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakfpeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largeft and mod comprehenfive foul. All the images of nature were (till prefent to him, and lie drew... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pagine
...was yet not rectified, nor his allufions underftood; yet then did Drydcn pronounce, that Shakefpeare was the " man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had " the largeft and moft comprehenlive foul. All the " images of nature were flill prefent to him, and he «*... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 414 pagine
...chara&er which Dryden has drawn of Shakefpeare is not only juft, but uncommonly elegant and hippy. " He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largeft and molt comprehenfive foul. All the images of nature were ftill prefent to him, and he drew... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pagine
...yet not rectified, nor his allufions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakfpeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largeft and moft comprehenfive foul. All the images of nature were flill prefent to him, and he drew... | |
 | 1804 - 444 pagine
...character which Dryden has drawn of Shakeipeire is not only just, but' uncommonly elegant and happy. " He was the man who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient...soul. All the images of nature were still present to hftfi, and lie drew them not labouriously, but luckily. When *e rilescribes any'tliing, you more than... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pagine
...yet not rectified, nor big allulions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " That Shakefpeare was the man, <who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the large/I and mojt comprehenpve foul. Ml the images of nature were Jilll pr-ejent to him, and he drew... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pagine
...soul. All the images of nature were •'' still present to him, aud he drew them not labo'•' riously, but luckily: when he describes any •" thing, you...feel it too. " Those, who accuse him to have wanted learn" 'r'S, S've h™ t^le greater commendation : he " was naturally learned : he needed not the &pec"... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pagine
...tragedies. Our author himself, I conceive, is shadowed." SJialapeare. To begin, then, with Shakspeare. He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comppehensive sool. Alt the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 pagine
...character whioh Dryden has drawn of Shakespeare is not only just, but tiacomtnonly elegant and happy. "He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and ran t comprehensive s.sul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pagine
...the largest and most comprehensive soul. AH the images of nature were still present to him, and be drew them not laboriously but luckily : when he describes...than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greater commendation : he was naturally learned, he needed not the... | |
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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... 
