 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 pagina’s
...says Johnson, "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...professions, which can operate but upon small numbers, nor, by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions: they are the genuine progeny of... | |
 | 1847 - 346 pagina’s
...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 a*e the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will... | |
 | John Burnet - 1848 - 244 pagina’s
..." Shakspere 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 life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pagina’s
...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 This, therefore, is the praise of Shakspeare — that his drama is the mirror of life." Such is the... | |
 | George Markham Tweddell - 1852 - 232 pagina’s
...'' Shakspere Is, above al! 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 arc not modified by the cuttoms of particular plaees, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 pagina’s
...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...transient fashions or temporary opinions . they are Jie genuine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pagina’s
...Dryden is read with frequent astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight. i#*n* SHAKSPBARE. sions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the...transient fashions or temporary opinions they are the gt-.Tiu.Ine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 354 pagina’s
...writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to in* reader* a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities o* studios or professions, which can operate but on small mini, bers ; or by the accidents of transient... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pagina’s
...Shakspeare is, above all writers, — at least above all modem writers, — the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters ore not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 pagina’s
...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...which can operate but upon small numbers ; or by the acci dents of transient fashions or temporary opinions « they are the genuine progeny of common humanity,... | |
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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. 
