 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...affigned ; and it may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human nature as it acts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot...is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirrour of life; that he who has mazed his imagination, in following the phantoms which other writers... | |
 | Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...affigned ; and it may be faid, that he has not only (hewn human nature as it acts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot...is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirrour of life ; that he who has mazed his imagination, in following the phantoms which other writers... | |
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...has not only (hewn human nature as it acts in real exigences, but as it would \x. found in tiials, to which it cannot be expofed. •* This therefore...is the praife of Shakefpeare, that his drama is the mirrour of life j that he who has mazed his imagination, in following the phantoms which other writers... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...fuch as he has affigned -, and it may be faicl, that he has not only Ihevvn human nature as it a<5ts in real exigencies, but as it would be found in trials,...cannot be expofed. This therefore is the praife of Sbakefpears, that his drama is the mirrcur of life-, that he who has mazed his imagination, in following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human Nature as it acts in real Exigencies, but as it will be found in Trials, to which it cannot be expofed....is the Praife of Shakefpeare, that his Drama is the Mirrour of Life ; that he who has mazed aiazed his Imagination, in following the Phantoms which other... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human Nature as it acts in real Exigencies, but as it will be found in Trials, to which it cannot be expofed....is the Praife of Shakefpeare, that his Drama is the Mirrour of Life; that he who has mazed his Imagination, in following the Phantoms •which other Writers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...it may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human Nature as it a&s in real Exigencies, but as it will be found in Trials, to which it cannot be expofed. This therefore is the Praife of Shahfpeere, that his Drama is the Mirrour of Life.; that he who has mazed mazed his Imagination, in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...gffigned; and it maybe : laid, that he has not only fhewn human nature as it adts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot...of Shakefpeare, that his ' drama is the mirror of lite; that he who has mazed ; his imagination, in following the phantoms which other writers raife... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...affigned ; and it may be faid, that he has not only fhewn human nature 4s it acts in real exigences, but as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be expofed. This therefore is the praiie of Sbakefpcare, that his drama is the mirror of life ; that he who has mazed his imagination,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...; and it may be said, that he has not only shewn human nature as it acts in real exigencies, but as as it would be found in trials, to which it cannot be exposed. This therefore is the praise of Shakspere, that his drama is the mirror of life ; that he... | |
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... trials to which it cannot be exposed. This, therefore, is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the mirror of life; that he who has mazed his imagination in following the phantoms which other writers raise up before him may here be cured of... 
