 | William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1064 pages
...genius of bin age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A finet who should now make the whole action jured the devil into: ") I assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1847
...genius of his age, iint! 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... | |
 | 1850
...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 he censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850
...an 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... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1857
...Shakspere's "Magic." " A poet," says the wise Lexicographer, " who should nota make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural agents, would 6e censurad os transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Bowdler - 1861 - 864 pages
...at his fall. To make a true estimate of the abilities and merits of a writer, it is always necessary eas(zA0 should noiv make the whole action of his drama depend on enchantment, and produce the thief events... | |
 | 1866
...doctor : 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 ench ntment, and produce the chief events... | |
 | SAMUEL WLLER SINGER, F.S.A. - 1871
...apology for Shakspeare's magic ;—in which he says, * A poet who should now make the whole action er, assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
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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. 
