 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...judgments upon Narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and VoUaire censures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis...Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and, if he preserves the essential character, is not very careful of distinctions superinduced and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 pages
...the censure of critics, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire censures...Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and, if he preserves the essential character, is not very careful of distinctions superinduced and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 668 pages
...vcrisimile quod mendacium est. Planti. Pseudolus, Act I. Sc. IV. STEEVENS. as not completely royal. Dennia is offended, that Menenius a senator of Rome, should...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakspeare always makes nature predominate over accident; and if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pages
...Plauii. Pseudohis, Act I. Sc. IV. STEEVENS. as not completely royal. Dennis is offended, that Meneliius a senator of Rome, should play the buffoon; and Voltaire...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakspeare always makes nature predominate over accident; and if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 pages
...censure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman ; and Voltaire censures...Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and, if he preserves the essential character, is not very careful of distinctions superinduced and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pages
...the censure of critics, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman; and VOltaire censures...represented as a drunkard. But Shakespeare always wiakes nature predominate over accident; and if he preserves the essential character, is not very careful... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 pages
...censure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman, and Voltaire censures...the Danish usurper is represented as a drunkard. But Shakspeare always makes nature predominate over accident; and if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...censure of criticks, who iorm their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman*); and Voltaire censures...Danish usurper is represented as .a drunkard. But Shakspeare always makes nature predominate over acciden' ; and if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...censure of critics, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think hi» romances invigorated the reader by a giant and a...from the tale, would be equally deceived. Shakspeare Shakspeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and if he preserves the essential character,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...censure of criticks, who form their judgments upon narrower principles. Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman; and Voltaire censures...Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident; and, if he preserves the essential character, is not very careful of distinctions superinduced and... | |
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Dennis and Rymer think his Romans not sufficiently Roman; and Voltaire censures his kings as not completely royal. Dennis is offended that Menenius, a senator of Rome, should play the buffoon; and Voltaire perhaps thinks decency violated when the Danish... 
