 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...exposed him to the censure of crities, who form their judgments upon narrow principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman, and Voltaire...as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that Menenins. a senator of Rome, should play the buffoon ; and Voltaire perhaps thinks decency violated... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...exposed him to the censure of crities, who form their jndgments upon narrow principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman, and Voltaire...as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that Menenins, a senator of Rome, should play the buffoon ; and \ olt;ure perhaps thinks decency violated... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 514 pages
...him to the censure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and, if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 492 pages
...him to the censure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and, if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Vol. taire censures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident; and if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 pages
...him to the censure of critics, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire...completely royal. Dennis is offended, that Menenius, % senator of Rome, should play the buffoon; and Voltaire perhaps thinks decency violated when the Danish... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...judgments upon Narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and VoUaire censures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and, if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 450 pages
...him to the censure of critics, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and, if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...him to the censure of criticks, who iorm their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman*); and Voltaire...But Shakspeare always makes nature predominate over acciden' ; and if he preserves the essential character, is not vfry careful of distinctions superinduced... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pages
...him to the censure of critics, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman; and VOltaire...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakespeare always wiakes nature predominate over accident; and if he preserves the essential character,... | |
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His adherence to general nature has exposed him to the censure of critics, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire censures his kings as not completely royal. 
