 | English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...all oiher writers, at lean above all modern writers, the poet of nature j tlie pott that holds tip to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His perfons аи and fpeak by ths general influence of tbi'fe general parlions and principles by which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...sudden bonder are soon exhausted,- and the mind can only repose on the stability of truth. Shakspere is, above all writers, at least 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... | |
 | 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...and of life. His characters are not modified by the cujloms of particular places, unpraftifed by the reft of the world; by the peculiarities of lludies... | |
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 322 pages
...found remarkably dif? '•tinft.' ' Shakefpeare,' fjys.Dr. Johnfon, 'is above -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 of life. '•His characters are not modified... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...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 of nature ; the...and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places, unpractifed by the reft of the world ; by the peculiarities of ftudies... | |
 | 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 poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirrour of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places,... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...and the mind can only repofe on the (lability of truth. Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at leaft above all modern 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... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 442 pages
...(fays he) is above all writers, at lealt above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the рое: that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and ot life. 5 Ilis which is very probable, Shakefpeare played the part ot Old Knowell. We have reafon... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...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 of nature ; the...and of life. His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places, unprafliftd by the reft of the world ; by the peculiarities of {Indies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...and the mind can only repofe on the ftability of truth. Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the...and of life. [His characters are not modified by the cuftoms of particular places, unpracYifed by the reft of the world ; by the peculiarities of ftudies... | |
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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 mirror of manners and of life. 
