 | John Payne Collier - 1820 - 400 páginas
...Shakespeare, says, that those who endeavour to recommend our great dramatist by select passages, would " succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when he...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen ;" but in criticising every work this is more or less unavoidable. BOURNE. Dr. Johnson alludes to mere... | |
 | 1820 - 608 páginas
...to recommend our great dramatist by select passages, would ' succeed like the pedant in Hieroclcs, who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen 4' but in criticising every work this is more or less unavoidable. " Bniirnc. Dr Johnson alludes to... | |
 | William Davis - 1821 - 776 páginas
...splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of the fable, and the tenour of his dialogue; and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations, will succeed like the Pedant in Hieroclcs. who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen." Cervantes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 páginas
...splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue; and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations,...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakspeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real life,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 páginas
...splendor of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue : and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations,...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakespeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 432 páginas
...his fable, jind the icnor of his dialogue: and he that tries to recommend him by select qiiotations, will succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakespeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real... | |
 | 1823 - 936 páginas
...splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue ; and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, «hen he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as я specimen. " Upon every other... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 páginas
...splendor of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue; and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in H ¡erodes *), who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 páginas
...splendour of particular passages, but by die progress of his fable, and the tenor of his dialogue; and as it is a point generally carried into extremes,...of Homer. It roust be a strange partiality to ant car* ried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakspeare excels... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 páginas
...splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable, and the tenour of his dialogue ; and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations,...sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen. It will not easily be imagined how much Shakespeare excels in accommodating his sentiments to real... | |
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Yet his real power is not shown in the splendour of particular passages, but by the progress of his fable and the tenor of his dialogue ; and he that tries to recommend him by select quotations will succeed like the pedant in Hierocles, who, when he offered... 
