 | William Francis Collier - American literature - 1862 - 550 pages
...1593, with a dedication to Lord Southampton. Dr. Johnson says, in his Preface to Shakspere's Works, "He that tries to recommend him by select quotations,...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen." The comparison is witty and just ; yet, in pursuance of our plan, we must select specimens of Shakspere's... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 678 pages
...1593, with a dedication to Lord Southampton. Dr. Johnson says, in his Preface to Shakspere's Works, "He that tries to recommend him by select quotations,...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen." The comparison is witty and just ; yet, in pursuance of our plan, we must select specimens of Shakspere's... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1862 - 542 pages
...popular work. Dr. Johnson, speaking of Shaksperc himself, says " He that tries to recommend him hy select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in...who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a hrick in hie pocket as a specimen." So it is with Mr. Tweddell's work. We can, of course, form no correct... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...not shown 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 by...specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakspeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real life, but by comparing him with other authors.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 614 pages
...not shown 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 by select quotations, will succeed like 'See p. 148. — 'EURIPIDES, one of the three great Greek tragedians, was born in Salamis, whither... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1863 - 780 pages
...to that of " King John." Aware that he who tried to represent Shakspere by select quotations would succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when he offered his house for sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen ; and also, that his real power was not shown... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...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...specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakspeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real life, but by comparing him with other authors.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1864 - 974 pages
...time, his real power is shown in me progress of the fable and tenor of the dialogue ; and that he who tries to recommend him by select quotations will succeed...pedant in Hierocles, who, when he offered his house for sale, carried a brick in his pocket as n specimen. We do not think there is any need to recommend... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...not shown 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 by...specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shnkspeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real life, but by comparing him with other authors.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Elocution - 1866 - 618 pages
...not shown 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...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. 1 Eu rip' i des, one of the three with Socrates. According to some great Greek tragedians, was born... | |
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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... 
