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" This therefore is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the mirror of life ; that he who has mazed his imagination, in following the phantoms which other writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies, by reading human... "
Johnson on Shakespeare: Essays and Notes - Page 14
by Samuel Johnson - 1908 - 206 pages
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...predict the progrefs of the pafiions. His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower...principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...predict the progrefs of the paflions. His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Remans not fufrkiently Roman -, and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...predidt the progrefs of the paflions. His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfurc of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower...principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman; and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...predict, the Progrefs of the Paflions. His Adherence to general Nature has expofed him to the Cenfure of Criticks, who form their Judgments upon narrower...Principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire cenfures his Kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...predict the progrefs of the paflions. • His adherence to general nature has expofed him to the cenfure of criticks, who form their judgments . upon narrower...principles. Dennis and Rhymer think his Romans not fufficiently Roman; and Voltaire cenfures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by scenes from which a hermit may estimate the transactions of the worldt and a confessor predict the progress of the passions. His. adherence to general nature has exposed...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language ; by scenes from which a hermit may estimate the transactions of the world, VOL. I. - C and a confessor predict the progress of the passions. His adherence to general nature has...
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Poems, with illustrative remarks [ed. by W.C. Oulton]. To which is ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by scenes from which a hermit may es.timatethe transactions of the world, and a confessor predict the progress of the passioni, o4 " His adhererice to general nature has exposed him to the censure of critics, who form...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstasies, by reading human sentiments in human language ; by scenes from which a hermit...exposed him to the censure of criticks, who form their judgment* upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...writers raise up before him, may here be cured of his delirious ecstacies, by reading human sentiments in human language, by scenes from which a hermit may...His adherence to general nature has exposed him to thecensureof criticks,who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Ryiner think his...
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