 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...Nor, if fuch another poet could arife, mould I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft a<a paffed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such, violations of rules merely pofitive, become the comprehenfive genius of Shakefpeare, and fuch cenfures are fuitable to the minute... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...if fuch another poet could arife, Ihould I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft aft patted at Venice^ and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely pofitive, become the comprehenfive genius of Sbake/peare, and fuch cenfures are fuitable to the minute... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...nor, if fuch another poet could arife, mould I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft act pafied at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely pofitive, become the comprehenfive genius of Shakefpeare, and fuch cenfures are fuitable to the minute... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...No/, if fuch another Poet could arife, (hould I very vehemently reproach him, that his full act paired at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such Violations of Rules merely polidvc, become the comprehenfive Genius of Shakefptart, and fuch Cenfures are fuitable to the minute... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...if fuch another poet could arife, fnuuiti I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft aft pafled at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive, become the comprehenfive genius of Shakefpeare, and fuch cenfures are fuitable to the minute and flender criticifm... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...nor, if such another poet coirld rfrise, should I very vehemently reproach him, that his first aft passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations...merely positive, become the comprehensive genius of Shakspere, and such censures are suitable to the minute and slendet criticism of Voltaire : Non usque... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...nor, if fuch another poet could arife, mould I very vehemently reproach htm, that his ftrlt act paficd at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely pofitive, become the comprehenfi ve genius of Shakfpeare, and fuch cenfures are fuitable to the minute... | |
 | History - 1793 - 620 pages
...if fuch another poet could arife, íhould Í very vehemently reproach him, that his firft aft pafled at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely pofitive, become the comprehenfive genius of Shakeffeart, and fuch cenfures are fuitable to the minute... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...if fuch another poet could arife,. fhould I very vehemently reproach him, that his rirft act.pafled at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely pofitive become the comprehenfive genius of Shakefpears, and fuch cenfures' are fuitable to the minute... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...not observed : nor, if such another poet could arise, should I very vehemently reproach him, that his first Act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus,...ut non, si voce Metelli " Serventur leges, malint a Caesare tolli." Yet when I speak thus slightly of dramatick rules, I cannot but recollect how much... | |
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... time and place arise evidently from false assumptions, and, by circumscribing the extent of the drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented that they were not known by him, or not observed : nor, if such another poet could arise,... 
