 | Geography - 1867 - 878 pages
...Flautas and Seneca are accounted the beet for comedy and tragedy among the Latins, so Shakspero among tho English is the most excellent in both kinds for the...witness his ' Gentlemen of Verona,' his 'Errors,' his 'Love's Labour's Lost,' his 'Love's Labours' Won' [that is, no doubt, ' All's Well that Ends Well '],... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...part, nor does he mention it as a play in two parts. His words arc these ; " As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines ; so Shakspere, among the English, is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage : for comedy, witness... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1809 - 914 pages
...and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latincs, so Shakespeare, among yc. English, is the most exc'ellent in both kinds for the stage; for comedy, witnes his Ge~tleme" of Verona, his Errors, his Loue Labor's Lost, his Loue Labour's Wonnc, his Midsummer's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...following : " As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latins ; so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage." The writer then instances twelve of the Poet's dramas by title, in proof of his point. His list, however,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...and Adonis, his Lucrece, bis sugred Sonnets among his priuate friends, &c. " As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among...comedy witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Lout: labors lost, his Lime labors wonne, his Midsummers night dreame, and his Merchant of Venice ;... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 692 pages
...soil Warner among our English poets. " As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy ami tragedy among the Latines; so Shakespeare among the...comedy witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Lout labors lost, his Lout labors wonne, his Midsummers night dreamt, and his Merchant of Venice; for... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 708 pages
...discourse of our English Poets, with the Greeke, Latine, and Italian Poets." " As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines, so Shakspeare, among yc English, is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage ; for comedy, witness... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 740 pages
...Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy, among the Latines, so Shakspeare, among the English, is the most excellent in both kinds...comedy, witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, Lis Love's Labour's Lost, his Love's Labour's Wonne, his Midsummer.Night's Dream, and his Merchant... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 728 pages
...to have appeared in the latter part of the year 1598. His words are these : " As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy, among the Latines, so Shakspeare, among the English, is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage: for comedy, witness... | |
 | Zoology - 1921 - 472 pages
...friends, etc. ... As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for Comedy and Tragedy among the Latins, so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage. [Mentions Titus Andronicus] . . . As Epius Stolo said that the Muses would speak with Plautus' tongue,... | |
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As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines, so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage... 
