 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sidor
...necessary, but they are necessary fcvils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakspere, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sidor
...delightful pages I would venture to give the advice Johnson gives about Shakespeare: — ' Let him that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare,...negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sidor
...delightful pages I would venture to give the advice Johnson gives about Shakespeare: — ' Let him that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare,...negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 sidor
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakspeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 sidor
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakspeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 sidor
...enough, I have said no more. Notes are often necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare,...read every play, from the first scene to the last, witU utter negligence of all his commentators. fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop at correction... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 sidor
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shaksfieare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wirig, let it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly engaged,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 sidor
...necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakspeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that...read every play, from the first scene to the last, jt-ith. utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not stoop... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 sidor
...addressing the young reader, to whom Sh-akspeare is newii and him he very judiciously counsels to " read every play from the first scene to the last, with utter negligence of all his commentators.—Let ltim read on, through brightness and obscurity, through integrity and corruption;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 sidor
...enough, I have said no more. Notes are often necessary, but they are necessaryevils. I^t him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare,...negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is • once on the wing, let -it not stoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is strongly... | |
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Notes are often necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that the drama can give, read every play, from the first scene to the last, with utter... 
