 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describe any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give...was naturally learned ; he needed not the spectacles oi books to read nature ; he looked inwards, an.l found her there. I cannot say he is every when alike;... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 pages
...who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greatest commendation. He was naturally learnecf. He needed not the spectacles of Books to read Nature. He looked inward, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike. Were he so, I should do him injury,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you inore than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give...I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid;... | |
 | John Aikin - 1814 - 662 pages
...them not laboriously, but luckily. When he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. He needed not the spectacles of books to read nature...cannot, say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...noI laboriously, bnt luckily : when he deseribes any thine, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give...naturally learned; he needed not the spectacles of hooks to read nature ; he looked mwards, and found her there. I cannot say be is every where alike;... | |
 | 710 pages
...and his cap on him ; but he is even then sometimes not far from right. " Shakspeare (as Dryden says) was naturally learned : he needed not the spectacles...read nature: he looked inwards, and found her there." Warburton and Johnson are almost the only commentators of the poet who venture upon criticism. The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pages
...luckily : when he describes any thing, you " more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who ac" cuse him to have wanted learning, give him the " greater...cannot say he is every where alike ; were he " so I, should do him injury to compare him with " the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat " and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 pages
...luckily : when he describes any thing, you " more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who ac" cuse him to have wanted learning, give him the " greater...inwards, and found her there. " I cannot say he is every \vhere alike ; were he " so I, should do him injury to compare him with " the greatest of mankind.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 pages
...not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who accuse him to have wanted learning, give...I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pages
...not laboriously but luckily; when he describes any thing, you more than see it — you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give...read nature, he looked inwards and found her there. I caunot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest... | |
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All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation : he... 
