...rectified nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden I rouounce, "that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All tue imases of nature were still present to him, and he drew them noI laboriously, bnt luckily : when...

...Dryden has drawn of ^hakcspeare is not only just, but uncommonly elegant and happy. ' He was the man, who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had...any thing, you more than see it ; you feel it too. They who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greatest commendation. He was naturally learned....

...rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare was the " man, who, of all modern and perhaps " ancient poets, had the largest and most compre" hensive soul. All the images of nature were still " present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,...

...rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakespeare was the " man, who, of all modern and perhaps " ancient poets, had the largest and most compre" hensive soul. All the images of nature were still " present to him, and he drew them not laboriously,...

...hud the Urgest and moat comprehensive soil!. All the images of nature veré still present to him, und he drew them not laboriously but luckily. When he describes any thing, you more th.'in see it ; you feel it ton. They who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greatest commendation....

...The Tancred and Sigismunda is the only general ex* " To begin then with Shakspeare; he was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had...learning, give him the greater commendation: he was na» turally learned: he needed not the spectacles of books to read nature; he looked inwards and found...

...nature were st,ll present to himi and he drew them, not laboriously, but luekily : when he deseribes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those, who aeeuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater eommendation : he was naturally learnedi he...

...have been more intuitive than acquired. " He drew," says Dryden, " not laboriously, but luckily ; and when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too." There is not any of hi* readers, from the most gay and trifling, to the most grave and saturnine; from...

...principles of Epicurus. SHAKESPEARE. it Shakespeare was the man who of all modern, and perhaps aneient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. All the images of L/ nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously, but luckily : when he describes...

...rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had...commendation ; he was naturally learned; he needed not vOL. i. [E] the spectacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot...