...was Shakespeare." His poetry was an inspiration. He is an instrument of Nature. His characters are so much Nature herself that it is a sort of injury...to call them by so distant a name as copies of her. Every single character in Shakespeare is as much an individual as those in life itself. It is impossible...

...notwithstanding his defects' He is impressed by the individuality of the characters : — His characters are so much nature herself that it is a sort of injury...to call them by so distant a name as copies of her. Every single character in Shakespeare is as much an individual as those in life itself ; it is as impossible...

...speaks from her, as that she speaks through him. His characters are so much Nature herself, that 'tis a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name...of other poets have a constant resemblance, which shows that they received them from one another, and were but multipliers of the same image; each picture,...

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...speaks from her, as that she speaks through him. His characters are so much Nature herself, that 'tis a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name...of other poets have a constant resemblance, which shows that they received them from one another, and were but multipliers of lie same image: each picture,...

...speaks from her, as that she speaks through him. His characters are so much Nature herself, that 'tis a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name...of other poets have a constant resemblance, which shows that they received them from one another, and were but multipliers of the same image: each picture,...

...speaks from her, as that she speaks through him. His characters are so much Nature herself, that 'tis a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name...of other poets have a constant resemblance, which shows that they received them from one another, and were but multipliers of the same image: each picture,...

...speaks through him. His^characters.ar£.aoumuch Nature herself, that 't.isa.snrtnf ijljlffiltocall them by so distant a name as copies of her. Those of other poets havejy^onstanl^ resemblance; which shows that^ Ofey received them from one another, and were but multipliers...

...speaks from her as that she speaks through him. His characters are so much Nature herself, that 'tis a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name...of other poets have a constant resemblance, which shows that they received them from one another, and were but multipliers of the same image ; each picture,...

...paraphrastic prose he says that Shakespeare is an instrument of nature, and that his characters are so much nature herself that it is a sort of injury...to call them by so distant a name as copies of her. The later critics were boldly to assume that they were the same. These dramatic creations come to be...