 ... criticism cannot justify, though the situation of the poet, and the time in which he wrote, may easily excuse. But we are to look for the superiority of Shakspeare in the astonishing and almost supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command...  The British Essayists: Mirror - Page 259edited by - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Periodicals - 1781 - 364 pages
...the ftructure of his ftories, or the probability of his incidents, he is frequently carekfs ; thefe he took, at random, from the legendary tale, or the...but his intimate acquaintance with the human mind feldom or never forfakes him, and, amidft the moft fantaftic and improbable fituations, the perfons... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - English essays - 1783 - 340 pages
...the ftructure of his flories, or the probability of his incidents, he is frequently careiefs ; thefe he took, at random, from the legendary tale, or the extravagant romance . t but his intimate ac-, quaiotance <juamtance with'the human mind feldom or never forfakes him ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 260 pages
...supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command over the passions, and his wonderful knowledge of Nature. Of the structure of his stories, or the probability...drama speak in the language of the heart, and in the ityle of their characters. Of all the characters of Shakspeare, that of Hamlet has been generally thought... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 354 pages
...supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command over the passions, and his wonderful knowledge of nature. Of the structure of his stories, or the probability...these he took at random from the legendary tale or extravagant romance ; but his intimate acquaintance with the human mind seldom or never forsakes him... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 380 pages
...supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command over the pateions, and his wonderful knowledge of Nature. Of the structure of his stories, or! the probability...frequently careless ; these he took at random from the legen- ' dary tale or the extravagant romance ; but his intimate acquaintance with the human mind seldom... | |
 | 1822 - 356 pages
...supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command over the passions, and his wonderful knowledge of nature. Of the structure of his stories, or the probability...extravagant romance; but his intimate acquaintance witn the human mind seldom or never forsakes him ; and amidst the most fantastic and improbable situations,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 340 pages
...powers of his invention, his absolute Y 3 command over the passions, and his wonderful knowledge of Nature. Of the structure of his stories, or the probability...amidst the most fantastic and improbable situations, his persons of his drama speak in the language of the heart, and in the style of their characters.... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 734 pages
...supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command over the passions, and his wonderful knowledge of nature. Of the structure of his stories, or the probability...from the legendary tale or the extravagant romance : bat his intimate acquaintance with the human mind seldom or never forsakes him ; and amidst the most... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1828 - 520 pages
...supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command over the passions, and his wonderful knowledge of nature. Of the structure of his stories, or the probability of his incidents, he is frequently careless,—these he took at random from the legendary tale, or the extravagant romance; but his intimate... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1828 - 522 pages
...supernatural powers of his invention, his absolute command over the passions, and his wonderful knowledge of nature. Of the structure of his stories, or the probability of his incidents, he is frequently careless,—these he took at random from the legendary tale, or the extravagant romance; but his intimate... | |
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