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" He was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul. "
New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and ... - Page 275
by New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his allufions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce " that Shakefpeare was the man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, «' had the largeft and moft comprehenfive foul. All " the images of nature were ftili pielent to him, *' and he...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his allufions tindei ftood; yet then did Drydtn pronounce " that Sbakefpeare was the man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, *' had the largeft and mod comprehenfive foul. All " the images of nature were ttill prefent to him, *' and he...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his allufions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Siiakefpeare was the man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, " had the largcft and moft comprehenfive foul. All " the images of nature were {till prefent to him, and Voi....
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his Allufions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that ' Sbakefpeare was the * Man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient * Poets, had the largeft and moft comprehenfive * Soul. All the Images of Nature were fr.il! pr£*' fent to him, and...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...yet not rectified, nor his Allufions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that ' Shakefpeare was the Man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient Poets, had the largeft and moft comprehenfive Soul. All the Images of Nature were ftill prefent to him, and he drew...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...was yet not reftified, nor his allufions underftood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakfpeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largeft and moft comprehenfive foul. All the images of nature were ftill prefent to him, and he drew...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...Waller among tire Englifh. Drjden. §78. Remarks on fume nf tbi bift Engliß dramatic Poets. Shakefpeare was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largeft and moil comprehcnfive foul. All the images of nature were Hill prefent to him, and he drew...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...among the Englifh. Drjjca. §78. Remarks on fame of tbs left En'lijb 4 dramatic Pt,tlt. Shakefpeare was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the large)! and mod comprehensive foul. Ail the images of nature were llill prefent to him, and he drew...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allufions underftood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakfpeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largeft and mod comprehenfive foul. All the images of nature were (till prefent to him, and lie drew...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...was yet not rectified, nor his allufions underftood; yet then did Drydcn pronounce, that Shakefpeare was the " man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had " the largeft and moft comprehenlive foul. All the " images of nature were flill prefent to him, and he «*...
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