 | Samuel Johnson - 1820
...Witches. XN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the -chief events... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821
...genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823
...MACBETH.] In order to make a true estimate of the ahilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823
...MACBETH. IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...Witches. IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet, who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the i genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet, who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826
...F 4 IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826
...apology for Shakspeare's magic;—in which he says, ' A poet, who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
 | 1828
...thinking which were prevalent in his days — " A poet, he says, who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce .the chief events by the help of supernatural agents, would be centured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be banished... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830
...Johnson. " In order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
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IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. 
