 ... always find. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued in motion. In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual:...  Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare - Page 101edited by - 1903 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...in thofe of Shakefpeare it is commonly a Species. It is from this wide Extenfion of Defign that fo much Instruction is derived. It is this which fills the Plays of Shakefpeare with practical Axioms and domeftick Wifdom. It was faid of Euripides, that every Verfe... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...writings of other poets a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...instruction is derived. It is this which fills the plays of Shakspeare with practical axioms and domestick wisdom. It was said of Euripides, that every verse was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...an individual ; in those of Shakespeare, it is commonly a species. " It is from this wide extention of design, that so much instruction is derived. It is this which 6lls the plays of Shakespeare with practical axioms, and domestic wisdom. It was said of Euripides,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...of other poets, a character is too often an individual : in those of Shakespeare, it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...the plays of Shakespeare with practical axioms and domestic wisdom. It was said of Euripides, that every verse was a precept ; and it may be said of Shakespeare,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of Shakspeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...instruction is derived. It is this which fills the plays of Shakspeare with practical axioms and domestic wisdom. It was said of Euripides, that every verse was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...writings of other poets a character is too often an indi\idual; in those of Shakspeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...instruction is derived. It is this which fills the plays of Shakspeare with practical axioms and domestick wisdom. It was said of Euripides, that every verse was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of Shakspeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...instruction is derived. It is this which fills the plays of Shakspeare with practical axioms and domestic wisdom. It was said of Euripides, that every verse was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...writmgs of other poets a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...instruction is derived. It is this which fills the piays of Shakspeare with practical axioms and domestirk wisdom. .It was said of Euripides, that every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...other poets a character racter is too often an individual : in those of Shakespeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...the plays of Shakespeare with practical axioms and domestic wisdom. It was said of Euripides, that every verse was a precept ; and it may be said of Shakespeare,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of Shakspeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design...instruction is derived. It is this which fills the plays of Shakspeare with practical axioms and domestick wisdom. It was said of Euripides, that every verse was... | |
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