This, therefore, is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the mirror of life; that he who has mazed his imagination in following the phantoms which other writers raise up before him may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies by reading human... Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare - Page 103edited by - 1903 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...predict the progrefs of the pafiions. His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower...principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...predict the progrefs of the paflions. His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Remans not fufrkiently Roman -, and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...predidt the progrefs of the paflions. His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfurc of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower...principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman; and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...predict, the Progrefs of the Paflions. His Adherence to general Nature has expofed him to the Cenfure of Criticks, who form their Judgments upon narrower...Principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire cenfures his Kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...predict the progrefs of the paflions. • His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfure of criticks, who form their judgments . upon narrower...principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman; and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by scenes from which a hermit may estimate the transactions of the worldt and a confessor predict the progress of the passions. His. adherence to general nature has exposed... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language ; by scenes from which a hermit may estimate the transactions of the world, VOL. I. - C and a confessor predict the progress of the passions. His adherence to general nature has... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by scenes from which a hermit may es.timatethe transactions of the world, and a confessor predict the progress of the passioni, o4 " His adhererice to general nature has exposed him to the censure of critics, who form... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language ; by scenes from which a hermit may estimate the transactions...exposed him to the censure of criticks, who form their judgment* upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstacies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by scenes from which a hermit may estimate the transactions...His adherence to general nature has exposed him to thecensureof criticks,who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Ryiner think his... | |
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