 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...incidents ; so that he who contemplates them in the book will not know them in the world : Shakspeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the wonderful...exposed him to the censure of criticks, who form their judgment* upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...the phantoms which other writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstacies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by...His adherence to general nature has exposed him to thecensureof criticks,who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Ryiner think his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...would be found in trials, to which it cannot be exposed. This therefore is the praise of Shaksficare, that his drama is the mirror of life ; that he who...a confessor predict the progress of the passions. v " '• Quserit quod nusquam est gentium, repent tamen, Facit Ulud verisimile quod mendacium est."... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...the phantoms which other writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious eestasies, by reading human sentiments in human language ; by...a confessor predict the progress of the passions. * " Qusrit quod nusquam est gentium, reperit tamen, " Facit illud verisimile quod mendacium est." His... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...the phantoms which other writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious eestasies, by reading human sentiments in human language ; by...their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Ryiner think his Romans not sufficiently Roman, and Voltaire censures his kings as not completely royal.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...the phantoms which other writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious eestacies, by reading human sentiments in human language ; by...to general nature has exposed him to the censure of crities, who form their jndgments upon narrow principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...the phantoms which other writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious eestacies, by reading human sentiments in human language; by...to general nature has exposed him to the censure of crities, who form their judgments upon narrow principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1815 - 748 pages
...the phantoms which other writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstacies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by...a confessor predict the progress of the passions." — Again, " His comedy pleases by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy, for the greater... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...his works may be collected a system of civil and economical prudence.' ' This, therefore (he adds) is the praise of Shakspeare, that his drama is the...a confessor predict the progress of the passions. ' Shakspeare engaged (he farther observes) in dramatic poetry with the world open before him. The rules... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...his works may be collected a system of civil and economical prudence.' ' This, therefore (he adds) is the praise of Shakspeare, that his drama is the...a confessor predict the progress of the passions. ' Shakspeare engaged (he farther observes) in dramatic poetry with the world open before him. The rules... | |
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This, therefore, is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the mirror of life; that he who has mazed his imagination in following the phantoms which other writers raise up before him may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies by reading human... 
