 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...living world, and exhibited only what lie saw before him. He knew that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or...discriminated and preserved ; yet perhaps no poet ever kept tept his personages more distinct from each other. I will not say with Pope, that every speech may... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...is perfectly just, and his former censure altogether groundless.-*" I will not" (says Dr. Johnson) " say with Pope, that every speech may be assigned to...characteristical ; but, perhaps, though some may be equally adapted to every person, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 626 pages
...perfectly just, and his former censure altogether groundless. — " I will not" (says Dr. Johnson) " say with Pope, that • every speech may be assigned...characteristical ; but, perhaps, though some may be equally adapted to every person, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 630 pages
...perfectly just, and his former censure altogether groundless.— *' I will not" (says Dr. Johnson) " say with Pope, that every speech may be assigned to...because many .speeches there are, which have nothing charactcristical; but, perhaps, though some may be equally adapted to every person, it will be difficult... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or...characteristical; but, perhaps, though some may be equally adapted to every person, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or...characteristical; but, perhaps though some may be equally adapted to every person, it will be difficult to find that any can be properly transferred... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or...no poet ever kept his personages more distinct from er.ch other. I will not say with Pope, that every speech may be assigned to the proper speaker, because... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or...characteristical; but, perhaps, though some may be equally adapted to every person, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or...to the proper speaker, because many speeches there arc which have nothing characteristical ; but, perhaps, though some may be equally adapted to every... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...living world, «nd exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or...more distinct from each other. I will not say with Pofie, that every speech may be assigned to the proper speaker, because many speeches there are which... | |
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But love is only one of many passions, and as it has no great influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of a poet who caught his ideas from the living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew that any other... 
