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 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 sider
...repose on the stability of truth. Shakspeare is, above all writers, at least above all modern writer», the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His character*""! are not modified by the customs of particular places,... | |
 | 1826 - 370 sider
...immortal bard, no one has given so faithful a mirror of manners and of life. The characters in his plays are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; they are not influenced by the peculiarities of studies, or professions, which can operate but upon... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 sider
...THE GENIUS AND LEARNING OF SHAKSPEARE. SHAKSPEARE is, above all writers, at least 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 customs of particular places,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 798 sider
...than by Dr. Johnson : — 'Shakspeare,' says he, ' is, above all writers, at least 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 customs of particular places,... | |
 | Shakespeare club Sheffield - 1829 - 190 sider
...Shakespeare, makes the following observations. " 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 mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places,... | |
 | George Smeeton - 1830 - 282 sider
...of Shakspeare, as a dramatic writer : ' Shakspeare is, above all writers, at least 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 customs of particular places,... | |
 | Adolf Bernhard Marx - 1830 - 534 sider
...partien Reda VI DR. JOHNSON'S PREFACE. SHAKSPEARE is above all irritera, at least 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 customs of particular places,... | |
 | John Evans - 1831 - 322 sider
...record this memorable testimony, that "SHAKSPEARE is, above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature, the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life !" But let us naw turn our attention to WAR in all its tremendous ramifications... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 sider
...can only repose on the stability of truth. Shakspeare is above all writers, at least 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 customs of particular places,... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 616 sider
...done, as well as said, and that inactive declamation is very coldly heard. Shakspeare is above all writers the poet of nature, the poet that holds up to his readers the faithful mirror of manners, and life — his characters are the genuine progeny of common humanity,... | |
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