 Pyrrhus's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help from art.  The Spectator - Page 1401717Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 pages
...Spectator 398, *' was born with all the feeds of poetry, and may be compared to the ftone in Pyrr&us's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of...the nine Mufes in the veins of it, produced by the fpontanet V. 169. ous ous hand of nature, without any help of art." t 17. Did fome more fober critic... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 304 pages
...observed, than any production of a modern critic, where there is not one of them violated ! Shakspeare •was indeed born with all the seeds of poetry, and...Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help from art. •... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 320 pages
...production of a modern critic, where there is not one of them violated! Shakspeare was indeed horn with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrhiis's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine muses in the veins... | |
 | 1803 - 342 pages
...observed, than any production of a modern critic, where there is not any ooe of them violated? Shakspeare was indeed born with all the seeds of poetry, and...Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any htlp from art. No.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...observed, than any production of a modern critic, where there is not one of them violated ? Shakespear was indeed born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrlms's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...Shakspeare,which forits singularly happy imagery may set competition at defiance. " Shakspeare," says he, " was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrhus" ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the Teins of... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...Shakspeare,whichforits singularly happyimagery may set competition at defiance. " Shakspeare," says he, "was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrhus' ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 456 pages
...compared Shakspeare, who was born with all the seeds of poetry, to the agate in the ring of Pyrrhus, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help from art. Steevens.... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...image to a contrary purpose, and to illustrate excellence. " Shakespear" (says he, Spectator 398) " was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared...Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help of art." 17.... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...image to a contrary purpose, and to illustrate excellence. " Shakespear" (says he, Spectator 39&) " was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be \ /...as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the \J nine Muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help of art."... | |
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