 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 502 oldal
...Italian authors have been discovered, though the Italian poetry was then high in esteem, I am incb'ned to believe, that he read little more than English,...his fables only such tales as he found translated. That much knowledge is scattered over his works is very justly observed by Pope ; but it is often such... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 oldal
...knowledge of the original. He was to copy, not what he knew himself, but what was known to his audience. It is most likely that he had learned Latin sufficiently...his fables only such tales as he found translated. That much knowledge is scattered over his works is very justly observed by Pope; but it is often such... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 oldal
...imitations of French or Italian authors have been discovered, though the Italian poetry was then in high esteem, I am inclined to believe that he read little...his fables only such tales as he found translated. That much knowlege is scattered over his works is very justly observed by Pope, but it is often such... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 oldal
...knowledge of the original. He was to copy, not what he knew himself, but what was known to his audience. s, and hanging them With deaf'ning That much knowledge is scattered over his works is very justly observed by Pope, but it is often such... | |
 | John Gorton - 1833 - 820 oldal
...Tanner farther state« that he was educated at Cambridge, and took the degree of MA. there in 1544. But Dr Farmer, in his essay on the learning of Shakspeare, has corrected this mistake, having ascertained that the graduate was one Otteiea.lt Hullngshed, who was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 oldal
...iierusal of the Roman authors. Coneern'"•' his skill in modern languages, I can find ь Hifficient the cou . be found translated. That much knowledge is scattered over bis works is very justly observed by Pope,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 oldal
...sufficient ground of determination ; but as no imitations of French or Italian DR. JOHNSON'S PREFACE. own ; and that which here stands up, la but a quintain,...back : My pride fell with my for111 ask him wni* That much knowledge is scattered over his works is very justly observed by Pope, but it is often such... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 oldal
...imitations of French or Italian authors have been discovered, though the Italian poetry was then in high esteem, I am inclined to believe that he read little...his fables only such tales as he found translated. There is however proof enough that he was a very diligent reader, nor was our language then so indigent... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 348 oldal
...been discovered, though the Italian poetry was then in high esteem, I am inclined to believe that be read little more than English, and chose for his fables only such tales as he found translated. That much knowlege is scattered over his works is very justly observed by Pope, but it is often such... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1853 - 542 oldal
...imitations of French or Italian authors have been discovered, though the Italian poetry was then high hi esteem, I am inclined to believe that he read little...but Dr. Farmer, in his " Essay on the Learning of Shakspere," has accounted in a very satisfactory manner for the frequent allusions to the facts and... | |
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Latin sufficiently to make him acquainted with construction, but that he never advanced to an easy perusal of the Roman authors. Concerning his skill in modern languages, I can find no sufficient ground of determination; but as no imitations of French... 
