 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 sidor
...begin to afiume the dignity of an ancient, and claim the privilege of eftablifhed fame and prefcriptive veneration. He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the teft of literary iherit. Whatever advantages he might once derive from perfonal allufions, local cuftoms,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 sidor
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...dignity of an ancient, and claim the privilege of an established fame and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived hi« century, the term commonly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 sidor
...longest known has been most considered, and wha£ is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...dignity of an ancient, and claim the privilege of an established fame and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived his century,* the term commonly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 sidor
...longest known lias been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...dignity of an ancient, and claim the privilege of an established fame and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived his century,* the term commonly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 sidor
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...established fame and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlivecl his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit. Whatever advantages he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 sidor
...been longest known hus been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived his century,8 the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit. Whatever advantages he might once... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 sidor
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...the privilege of established fame and prescriptive reneralion. He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary •merit.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 sidor
...has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works 1 have undertaken the revision, may now begin to assume the dignity of an ancient, and claim the Erivilege of established tame and prescriptive veneration. He as long outliveu his centuryt, the term... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 sidor
...considered is hest understood. The poet, of whose works 1 have undertaken the revision, may now 'hegin to assume the dignity of an ancient, and claim the privilege of established tame and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived his ccutury*, the term commonly fixed as the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 sidor
...been longest known has been most considered, and what is most considered is best understood. The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may...derive from personal allusions, local customs, or temporaray opinions, have for many years been lost; and every topick of merriment, or motive of sorrow,... | |
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The poet, of whose works I have undertaken the revision, may now begin to assume the dignity of an ancient, and claim the privilege of established fame and prescriptive veneration. He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test... 
