 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 trang
...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...of life is continued in motion. In. the writings of I other poets, a character is too often an individual; in those * of Shakespeare it is commonly a species.... | |
 | 1839 - 674 trang
...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...all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life ia continued in motion. In the writings of other dramatists, a character is too often an individual;... | |
 | Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1840 - 354 trang
...small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions ; they are the general progeny of common humanity, such as the world •will...writings of other poets, a character is too often an individual; in those of Shaskspeare, it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 trang
...professions, which can operate but on small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions : they are the genuine progeny of common...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 - 1841 - 598 trang
...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 - 1843 - 352 trang
...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... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 trang
...which can operate but upon small numbers, nor, by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions: they are the genuine progeny of common humanity,...writings of other poets, a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare, it is commonly a species." He displays an ahuost unlimited comprehensiveness... | |
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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... 
