 He was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them, not laboriously, but luckily; when he describes anything, you more than see...  English Prose (1137-1890) - Pagina 162geredigeerd door - 1909 - 544 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pagina’s
...allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspere was the man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, " had the largest and most...not laboriously, but luckily : when " he describes any thing, you more than see it, you " feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted " learning,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pagina’s
...his equal, perhaps 7 his superior. To begin, then, with Shakspeare. He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most...them not laboriously, but luckily: when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you "' It is curious to observe with what caution our author speaks,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pagina’s
...his equal, perhaps7 his superior. To begin, then, with Shakspeare. He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you 7 It is curious to observe with what caution our author speaks,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pagina’s
...allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pagina’s
...allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most...them not laboriously, but luckily: when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pagina’s
...still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it — you feel it too. Those who...naturally learned ; he needed not the spectacles of books to read nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pagina’s
...conceive, is shadowed." Steflcspearr. To begin, then, with Shakspeare. He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more, than see it — you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pagina’s
...conceive, is shadowed." Shakspeare. To begin, then, with Shakspeare, He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it — you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pagina’s
...his equal, perhaps his superior. * To begin then with Shakespeare. He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give... | |
 | 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it — you feel it too. Those who...naturally learned ; he needed not the spectacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. 1 cannot say he is every where alike ; were... | |
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