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" ... saw before him. He knew that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness or calamity. Characters thus ample and general were not easily discriminated and preserved; yet perhaps no poet ever kept his personages more... "
The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First ... - Page 282
by John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...which have nothing characteriftical ; but, perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon, it will be difficult to find, any that can be' properly transferred from the prefctit pofTtffor to another claimant. The choice is right, when there is reafon for choice. Other...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...which have nothing charafleriftical ; but perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon, it •will be difficult to find any, that can be properly transferred from the prefent pofleflor to another claimant. The choice is right, when theie ¡s reafon for choice. * Other...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...which have nothing chara&erifrical > but, perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon, it will be difficult to find, any that can be properly transferred from the prefent pofleffor to another claimant. The choice is righr, when there is reafon for choice. Other...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...have nothing charafteriftical •, but, perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred from the prefent pofieflbr to another claimant. The choice is right, when there is rtafon for choice. Other...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...have nothing charadvteriftical ; but, perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every Perfon, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred from the prefent Pofieflbr to another Claimant. The Choice is right, when there is Reafon for Choice. Other...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...which have nothing characteriftical ; but, perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every Perfon, it will be difficult to find, any that can be properly transferred from the prefent Pofleflbr to another Claimant. The Choice is right, when there is Reafon for Choice. Other...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...which have nothing charadleriftical; but, perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred from the prefent pofleflbr to another claimant. The choice is right, when there is reafon for choice. Other...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...but, perhaps, though fome may be equally PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE. a4$. Dually adapted to every perfon, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred from tV*e prefent poficflbr to another claimant. The clioice is right, when there is reafon for choice....
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...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 be assigned to the proper speaker, because many speeches tiiere are which have nothing characteristical ; but, perhaps, though some may be equally adapted to...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...which have nothing charaiteriiticHl ; but, perhaps, though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon, it will be difficult to find any that can be properly transferred from the prefent pofleflbr to another claimant. The choice is right, when there is reafon for choice. Other...
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