 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 pages
...at least above all modern writers,— -the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...which can operate but upon small numbers ; or by the acci dents of transient fashions or temporary opinions « they are the genuine progeny of common humanity,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...at least above all modern writers, — the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or profes»ii ions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the acci dents of transient fashions... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 614 pages
...manners and of life. Ilis characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpraeticed by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of...opinions; they are the genuine progeny of common humanity, Bnch as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...writers, at leaat above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...temporary opinions : they are the genuine progeny of coir inon humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...at least above all i/iodeni writers, — the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...by the customs of particular places, unpractised by Jie res', of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or profes sions, which can operate but upon... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Elocution - 1866 - 618 pages
...least above all rO modern writers, — the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...not modified by the customs of particular places, un practiced by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1872 - 786 pages
...least above all iiiodem writers, — the poet of nature ; the poet that holds up to his read«rs a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...by the customs of particular places, unpractised by J>t re*1, of tne world ; by the peculiarities of studies or profes sions, which can operate but upon... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...at least, above all modern writers, — the poet of Nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters...not modified by the customs of particular places, unpracticed by the rest of the world, by the peculiarities of studies or professions which can operate... | |
 | American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpracticed by the rest of the world, by the peculiarities of studies or professions which can operate but upon smull numbers, or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions : they are the genuine... | |
 | James Mason - Biography - 1875 - 674 pages
...immortal bard, no one has given so faithful a mirror of manners and of life. The characters in his plays are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; they are not influenced by the peculiarities of studies or i6a 163 professions, which can operate... | |
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His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary... 
