 | George Markham Tweddell - 1852 - 232 pages
...to Shakspere," published in 1768, justly remarks : — '' Shakspere Is, above al! writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the...faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters arc not modified by the cuttoms of particular plaees, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 pages
...astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight. l SIIAKSrKARK. Shakspeare is, above all writers, — at least above all modern writers, — the poet of nature ;...and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pages
...which it clearly is, but as the first name in all literature ancient or modern. He is, above all other writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up...of life. " His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of studies... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 354 pages
...and the mind can only repose on the stability of truth. Shakspe-ire is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to in* reader* a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pages
...perpetual delight. uf«fff. SHAKSPEARE. Shakspeare is, above all writers, — at least above all modem writers, — the poet of nature ; the poet that holds...faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters ore not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...another, have received new honours at every transmission. Shakspere is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature, —...and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of studies... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...another, have received new honours at every transmission. Shakspere is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature, —...and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of studies... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 pages
...Pope with perpetual delight. Life ofPope. SHAKSPEARE. Shakspeare is, above all writers,- — at least above all modern writers,— -the poet of nature ;...and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 778 pages
...astonishment, and Pope witi perpetual delight. SHAKSl'EARK. Shakspeare is, above all writers, — at least above all modern writers, — the poet of nature ;...and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...above all writers,— at least above all U modern writers, — the poet of nature ; the poet that hold* up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. Ilis characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpraeticed by the rest of the... | |
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Shakespeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of Nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. 
