 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...passages, but by the progress »t his fable, and the tenor 01 hid dialogue; and he that tries to recoauoend him by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when he offered hin house to sale, •• i it-il a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It will not easily he imagined... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue; and he that tnes to recommend him by select quotation^ will succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when...as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how aiuoi Shakespeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real life, but by comparing him with other... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...not shewn in the splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue ; and he that tries to recommend him...select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in Hiorocles, who, when ho offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. Upon... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 pages
...not shewn in the splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue ; and he that tries to recommend him...select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in HieroVOL. I. B cles, who, when he offered his house for sale, carried % brick in his pocket as a specimen.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...shewn in the splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenour>of his dialogue : and he that tries to recommend him...select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in Hieroclea, who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 450 pages
...not shewn in the splendor of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue : and he that tries to recommend him...pedant in Hierocles, who, when he offered his house to salecarried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakespeare... | |
 | John Payne Collier - English poetry - 1820 - 400 pages
...Shakespeare, says, that those who endeavour to recommend our great dramatist by select passages, would " succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when he...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen ;" but in criticising every work this is more or less unavoidable. BOURNE. Dr. Johnson alludes to mere... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 608 pages
...to recommend our great dramatist by select passages, would ' succeed like the pedant in Hieroclcs, who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen 4' but in criticising every work this is more or less unavoidable. " Bniirnc. Dr Johnson alludes to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pages
...shown in the splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his. fable, and the tenour of his dialogue ; and he that tries to recommend him...as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how muck Shakspeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real life, but by comparing him with other... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1821 - 668 pages
...shown in the splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenour of his dialogue ; and he that tries to recommend him...pocket as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined now muck Shakspeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real life, but by comparing him with... | |
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Yet his real power is not shown in the splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and, the tenor of his dialogue; and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when he... 
