 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 :... | |
 | John Aikin - 1814 - 662 pągines
...is so ample and judicious, that it renders further commendation superfluous. " Shakespear (says he) was the man who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient...any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. He needed not the spectacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards and found her there. I cannot,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pągines
...while the reading was yet not rectified nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden I rouounce, "that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and...poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All tue imases of nature were still present to him, and he drew them noI laboriously, bnt luckily : when... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pągines
...yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, ' that Shakapeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient...poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All thr ima?cS or nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1815 - 582 pągines
...character which Dryden has drawn of ^hakcspeare is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. ' He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient...any thing, you more than see it ; you feel it too. They who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greatest commendation. He was naturally learned.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pągines
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare was the " man, who, of all modern and perhaps " ancient poets, had the largest and most compre" hensive soul. All the images of nature were still " present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 pągines
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare was the " man, who, of all modern and perhaps " ancient poets, had the largest and most compre" hensive soul. All the images of nature were still " present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pągines
...yet not rectified, nor his allusion-- understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare 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,... | |
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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... 
