 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 504 pages
...iudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repuie on the liability of truth. Sbakefpeare is, above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers,...; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...above all modern writers, the poet of nature j the poet fhaf holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpraftised by the rest of the world j by the peculiarities of studies... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...and the mind can only ivpofe on the liability of truth, Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at Icail above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cujloms of particular places,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 326 pages
...-all' 'writers, at. leaft above all modern writers, the ' Poet of Nature ; the poet that holds out to his 'readers a faithful mirrour of manners and...not modified by the cuftoms '^of particular places, unpraftifed by the relbof the ' world ;, by the peculiarities of ftudies or profeffions, which can... | |
 | History - 1793 - 620 pages
...extrait of what Mr. Johnfon fays in favour of his poet: " Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at ¡call above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the...not modified by the cuftoms of particular places, unpraftifed by the reft of the world ; by the peculiarities of itudies or profeflions, which can operate... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability of truth. Shakfpeare is above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers,...; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 666 pages
...common fatiety of life fends us all in queil ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon cxhauiled, and the mind can only repofe on the (lability of truth....writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to hi» readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cudoros... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability of truth. Shakfpeare is above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers,...; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability of truth. Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at leaft...; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. [His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | History - 1802 - 630 pages
...Shakefpeare is, above all wri. ten, at leaft above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the poet tint holds <up to his readers a faithful mirrour of manners and of life. His characters are not mo. dined by the cuftoms of particular places, unpraitifed by the reft of the world ; by the peculiarities... | |
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Shakespeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirrour of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised... 
