He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes anything, you more than see... The American Monthly Magazine - Page 2651829Full view - About this book
| George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...Our author himself, I conceive, is shadowed." SJialapeare. To begin, then, with Shakspeare. He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comppehensive sool. Alt the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 pages
...whioh Dryden has drawn of Shakespeare is not only just, but tiacomtnonly elegant and happy. "He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and ran t comprehensive s.sul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...them, in my opinion, at least his equal, perhaps his superior. * To begin then with Shakespeare. He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily :... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspenre was the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily:... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden-pronounce, "that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily:... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1811 - 400 pages
...which Dryden has drawn of Shakespeare is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. / " He was " the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had " the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of " nature were still present to him, and he drew them not labo" riously, but luckily.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily :... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pages
...yet rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, That Shaksfieare ivas the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. Jill the images of nature ivere still firesent to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily':... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...Waller among .the English. Dryden. REMARKS ON SOME OF THE UEST ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS. SHAKSPEARE was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily :... | |
| John Adams - 1813 - 324 pages
...which Dryden has drawn of Shakespeare, is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. " He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient Poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily.... | |
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