 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 634 pages
...nature, the poet that holds up to his readers the faithful mirror of manners, and life — his characters are the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as...will always supply, and observation will always find ; he has no heroes, his scenes are occupied only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon ,qJ H H (hit writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of Shakspeare it is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon merrier? Unless yon could teach me to forget a banished...extraordinary pleasure. Cel. Herein, I see, thou lovest me lu the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual , in those of Shakspeare it is... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...peculiarities of étudies, or professions, which can operate but opon small numbers, or by the accident« R4u v W6y lAtL9m@oj C H ̖8 CrU/ Ί| > [ / cY ...> 0I `] ;+ eή 9 I 8 } % ;<Eu t| \VU gx ti ⸲c dramatists, a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare, it is commonly a species.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions,s which can operate but upon small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions ; they are the genuine proteeny of common humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always find.... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1839 - 674 pages
...they are not influenced by the peculiarities of studies, or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers, or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions; they are the gennine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will always supply, and observation will always... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 pages
...and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by tbe rest of the world , by the peculiarities of studies...general passions and principles by which all minds arc agitated, and the whole system of life is continued in motion. In the writings of other poets a... | |
 | Henry Caslon - Printing - 1841 - 598 pages
...accidents of transcient fashions or temporary opinions: they are the genuine progeny of common huniauity, such as the world will always supply, and observation...His persons act and speak by the influence of those ¡relierai passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - Best books - 1843 - 352 pages
...nature, the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as...will always supply, and observation will always find. — Edinb. Enc. 1 vol. 8vo, $3 50, New- York. Burns. As a poet, without accomplishing any work of extensive... | |
 | Child rearing - 1847 - 346 pages
...the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters a*e the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as the...will always supply, and observation will always find. —Edinb. EM. 1 vol. 8vo, $3 50, New- York. Burns. As a poet, without accomplishing any work of extensive... | |
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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... 
