 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...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 - English language - 1802 - 414 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 402 pages
...perhaps in * The 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... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pages
...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':... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1812 - 400 pages
...altogether unrivalled *. But, * The character which Dryden has drawn of Shakefpeare is not only juft, but uncommonly elegant and happy. " He was " the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps antient Poets, had " the largeft and moft comprehenfive foul. All the images of " Nature were ftill... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...tragedies. 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 :... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...was yet not rectified nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden I rouounce, "that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient...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... | |
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He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. 
