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... Johnson on Shakespeare - Page 16by Samuel Johnson - 1908 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpraftised by the rest of the world j by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which...humanity, such as the world will always supply, and Observation will always find. His persons aft and Kiij speak speak by the influence of those general... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...up to his readers, a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarilies of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the accidents... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...: they are the genuine progeny of common humanity, sucli as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...humanity. such as the world will always supply, and observation will al\va\ s iind. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest...humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find. His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions... | |
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