...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...the mind can only repose on the stability of truth. Shakspeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the poet that...

...approbation of prejudice or fashion ; it is proper to inquire, by what peculiarities of excellence Shakspeare has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen....irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight a while, by that novelty of which the common satiety of -life sends us all in quest ; but the pleasures...

...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations or general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...novelty of which the common satiety of life sends HS all in quest ; but the pleasures 01 sudden wonder arc soon exhausted, and the mind can only repose...

...Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can jndge how nearly they are copied. I in- irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight...satiety of life sends us all in quest; but the pleasures ot sndden wonder are soon exhansted, and the mind can only repose on the stability Of truth, Shakspeare...

...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the mind cato only repose on the stability of truth. Shakespeare is, above all writers, at least above all modern...

...Nothing can please many and fleue long, but just representations of gener»l natnre. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all is quest ; but the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the mind can only repose on the...

...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight a while, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; but the pleasures...

...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations ot general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the mind can only repose on the stability...

...can please many, and please long, but ] just representations of general nature. Particular f manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...common satiety of life sends us all in quest; but the pleaswe^of^udden_wonder are soon exhausted, and y the mind can only repose on the stability of truth....

...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us alt in quest ; but the pleasures of sudden wonder are sooi> exhausted, and the mind can only repose...