His persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued in motion. In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those... Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Página 62por Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 páginas
...influence of thofe general paflions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole fyftem of life is continued in motion. In the writings of...poets a character is too often an individual ; in thofc of Shakfpeare it is commonly a fpecies. It is from this wide extenfion of defign that fo much... | |
| 1793 - 620 páginas
...influence of thofe general paffions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole fyftem of life is continued in motion. In the writings of other poets, a charaeler is too often an individual ; in thofe of Shakefpeare, it is commonly a fpecies. It is from... | |
| 1801 - 664 páginas
...CRITICISM OP JOHNSON. Dr. JohnSon's CriticiSm is not always So preciSe as elo4uent : he Says Somewhere: ¿1 In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in thoSe of ShakeSpeare, it is commonly a Species.” The diametrically oppoSite pofition would have approached... | |
| 1797 - 680 páginas
...influence of thofe general pallions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole fyflem of life is continued in motion. In the writings of...character is too often an individual ; in thofe of Shakefpe-rc, it is commonly a fpecies. It is from this wide extenfion of dcfign that fo much inflruilion... | |
| 1798 - 618 páginas
...reliance must be placed on the judgment and precision oi a man who observes of our great dramatist : «« In the writings of other poets, a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare, it is commonly a species." The diametrically opposite position would, surely,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 páginas
...influence of thofe general pillions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole fyllem of life is continued in motion. In the writings of...character is too often an individual ; in thofe of Shakfpeare it is commonly a fpecies . It is from this wide extenfion of deiign that fo much inttruftion... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 páginas
...influei.Ve of thofe general paffions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole fyftem of life is continued in motion. In the ; writings...individual: in thofe of Shakefpeare it is commonly a fpecies. / It isTrom this wide extenfion of defign that fo _; J much inftruction_is derived. It is... | |
| 1802 - 630 páginas
...influence of thofe gene»! parlions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole fyftem of life is continued in motion. In the writings of other poets, a charafter is too often an individual ; in thofe of Shdkefpeare, it is commonly a ipecies. It is from... | |
| William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 páginas
...influence of thofe general paffions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole fyftem of life is continued in motion. In the writings of...character is too often an individual ; in thofe of Shakfpeare it is commonly a fpecies. It is from this wide extenfion of defign that fo much inftruction... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 páginas
...influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued in motion. In the writings of...other poets a character is too often an individual; in those of Shakspeare it is commonly a species. It is from this wide extension of design that so much... | |
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