 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; in those of...  Commentaries on the Historical Plays of Shakspeare - Page 282by Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1840Full view - About this book
 | 1852 - 670 pages
...small numbers, or by the accident« of tran-sient fashions or temporary opinions; they are the genuine arper & Bros. dramatists, a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare, it is commonly a species.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions : they are the genuine K K b . (hit writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of Shakspeare it is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions : they are the genuine any extraordinary pleasure. Cel. Herein, I see, thou lovest me lu the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual , in those of Shakspeare it is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions ; they are the genuine proteeny of common humanity, such as the world will always...of life is continued in motion. In. the writings of I other poets, a character is too often an individual; in those * of Shakespeare it is commonly a species.... | |
 | 1839 - 674 pages
...small numbers, or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions; they are the gennine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will...all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life ia continued in motion. In the writings of other dramatists, a character is too often an individual;... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1839 - 490 pages
...assertion can be more egregiously wrong than one which Johnson makes in his preface to Shakspeare; that, " in the writings of other poets, a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare, it is commonly a species." The reverse of this is the fact; other poets are able, in their,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 pages
...small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions : they are the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will...general passions and principles by which all minds arc agitated, and the whole system of life is continued in motion. In the writings of other poets a... | |
 | Henry Caslon - 1841 - 598 pages
...accidents of transcient fashions or temporary opinions: they are the genuine progeny of common huniauity, such as the world will always supply, and observation...His persons act and speak by the influence of those ¡relierai passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is... | |
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