 | 1830 - 288 pagina’s
...character which Dryden has drawn of Shakspcarc, is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. " 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 stid present to " him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 514 pagina’s
...Latin, like a monarch, and what would have been theft in other poets, is only victory in him. Shakspeare 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,... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pagina’s
...mentioned, on his birth-day, in the year 1616, at the age of fifty-two. " Shakspeare," says Dryden, " 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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pagina’s
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dry den pronounce, "thatShakspeare s) Fann'd with the eastern wind, turns to a crow, When thou hold'st up thy hand : O comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 pagina’s
...opinion, at least his equal, perhaps his superior.* To begin then with Shakspeare. He was the man whq 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,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pagina’s
...justly ranks high among the prose writers of English literature. " To begin with Shakspeare. He is the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive goul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 pagina’s
...justly ranks high among the prose writers of English literature. " To begin with Shakspeare. He is the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive eoul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pagina’s
...yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspeare He 's coming, I perceive 't. Pne. Pray heaven, she win him ! 7it&. We cannot weigh comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1839 - 718 pagina’s
...Even Dryden, who came in a worse period, and had no undue reverence for Shakspeare, admits that " 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,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 pagina’s
...learned to depend on his own myriad-minded genius, on bis own thousandtongued BOU!.] [• He {Shakspeare) 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 be drew them not laboriously... | |
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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... 
