 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...observed, than any production of a modern critic, where there is not one of them violated ? Shakespear was indeed born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrlms's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...Shakspeare," says he, " was born with all theseeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrhus' ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of...spontaneous hand of nature, without any help from art." To the critical numbers (in the Spectator) already enumerated, we may add, as of nearly equal merit,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 456 pages
...compared Shakspeare, who was born with all the seeds of poetry, to the agate in the ring of Pyrrhus, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo...spontaneous hand of nature, without any help from art. Steevens. Dr. Warburton reads aglet, which was adopted, I think, too hastily by the subsequent editors.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...Shakspeare,which forits singularly happy imagery may set competition at defiance. " Shakspeare," says he, " was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrhus" ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the Teins of... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...Shakspeare,whichforits singularly happyimagery may set competition at defiance. " Shakspeare," says he, "was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared to the stone in Pyrrhus' ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins of... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...image to a contrary purpose, and to illustrate excellence. " Shakespear" (says he, Spectator 398) " was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be compared...by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help of art." 17. Did some more sober critic come abroad ; If wrong, I smiPd ; if right, I kiss'd the rod.f... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 460 pages
...compared Shakspeare, who was born with all the seeds of poetry, to the agate in the ring of Pyrrhus, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo...spontaneous hand of nature, without any help from art. Steevens. Dr. Warburton reads aglet, which was adopted, I think, too hastily by the subsequent editors.... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...image to a contrary purpose, and to illustrate excellence. " Shakespear" (says he, Spectator 39&) " was born with all the seeds of poetry, and may be \ /...as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the \J nine Muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help of art."... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 540 pages
...brilliant. " Shakefpear was indeed born with all the feeds of poetry, and may be compared to the flone in Pyrrhus's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo, and the nine Mufes in the veins of it, produced by the fpontaneous hand of Nature, without any help from Art." WARTOM.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 538 pages
...Shakefpear was indeed born with all the feeds of poetry, and may be compared to the ftone in Pyrrbus's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo, and the nine Mufes in the veins of it, produced by the fpontaneous hand of Nature, without any help from Art." WARTON.... | |
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Pyrrhus's ring, which, as Pliny tells us, had the figure of Apollo and the nine Muses in the veins of it, produced by the spontaneous hand of nature, without any help from art. 
