Notes are often necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that the drama can give, read every play from the first scene to the last, with utter... The Harvard Classics - Side 2611909Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| William Poel - 1913 - 276 sider
...on about the " short pauses." There is wisdom as well as humour in Johnson's observation : " Let him who desires to feel the highest pleasure that the...last with utter negligence of all his commentators." To Steevens belongs the credit of being the first to collect and reprint (1766) in one volume the original... | |
| William Poel - 1913 - 262 sider
...on about the "short pauses." There is wisdom as well as humour in Johnson's observation : " Let him who desires to feel the highest pleasure that the...last with utter negligence of all his commentators." To Steevens belongs the credit of being the first to collect and reprint (1766) in one volume the original... | |
| Lilian Beeson Brownfield - 1904 - 160 sider
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is not unacquainted with the power of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain to turn aside... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1920 - 264 sider
...on the study of Shakspere : — " Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and Pope. Let him read on through brightness and obscurity, through integrity and corruption ; let him... | |
| Alfred Edward Newton - 1923 - 170 sider
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him that is as yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...last, with utter negligence of all his commentators." Excellent advice, sir, but it is a pity that it should be lost upon my mantelpiece. It should be in... | |
| Augustine Birrell - 1923 - 430 sider
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...give, read every play from the first scene to the II last, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it... | |
| Annie S. McLenegan - 1924 - 688 sider
...my ignorance.ïïotes are often necessary, but they are necessary evils. When his (ie the reader's) fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction...disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and Pope.--- Particular passages are cleared by notes, but the general effect of the work is weakened.... | |
| Great Britain. Board of Education - 1924 - 70 sider
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...scene to the last, with utter negligence of all his commentatior . When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When... | |
| John Webster - 1928 - 316 sider
...that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure the drama can give, read every play, from the first...let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When hu attention is strongly engaged, let it disdain alike to turn aside to the name of Theobald and of... | |
| Nathan Kaufman - 1928 - 176 sider
...no word of which should be lost: "Let him that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...first scene to the last, with utter negligence of all the commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop to correction or explanation.... | |
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