 Adonis, his Lucrece, his sugared sonnets among his private friends, etc. "As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for Comedy and Tragedy among the Latins, so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage...  The popular educator - Page 206by Popular educator - 1876Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines ; so Shakspere, among the English, is the most excellent in both kinds...witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Love's Labour Lost, his Love's Labour Wonnc, his MidsummerNight's Dream, and his Merchant of Venice ; for... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1809 - 914 pages
...and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latincs, so Shakespeare, among yc. English, is the most exc'ellent in both kinds for the stage; for comedy, witnes his Ge~tleme" of Verona, his Errors, his Loue Labor's Lost, his Loue Labour's Wonnc, his Midsummer's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latins ; so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage." The writer then instances twelve of the Poet's dramas by title, in proof of his point. His list, however,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines ; so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds...comedy witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Lout: labors lost, his Lime labors wonne, his Midsummers night dreame, and his Merchant of Venice ;... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 708 pages
...and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines, so Shakspeare, among yc English, is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage ; for comedy, witness his Getleme of Verona, his Errors, his Love Labor's Lost, his Love Labour's Wonne, his Midsummer' s-Night... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 740 pages
...Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy, among the Latines, so Shakspeare, among the English, is the most excellent in both kinds...comedy, witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, Lis Love's Labour's Lost, his Love's Labour's Wonne, his Midsummer.Night's Dream, and his Merchant... | |
 | Zoology - 1921 - 472 pages
...As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for Comedy and Tragedy among the Latins, so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage. [Mentions Titus Andronicus] . . . As Epius Stolo said that the Muses would speak with Plautus' tongue,... | |
 | Charles Armitage Brown - Autobiography in literature - 1838 - 328 pages
...Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy, among the Latins ; so Shakespeare, among the English, is the most excellent in both kinds...witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Love's Labour Lost, his Love's Labour Wonne, his Midsummer Night's Dream, and his Merchant of Venice; for... | |
 | English literature - 1871 - 608 pages
...following: terms : ' Shakspeare, among the English, is the most excellent in both kinds (tragedy and comedy) for the stage. For comedy, witness his " Gentlemen...Errors," his " Love's Labour's Lost," his " Love's Labour's Won," his " Midsummer's Night's Dream," and his "Merchant of Venice." For tragedv, his "Richard... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1838 - 744 pages
...and Seneca are accounted Ihe best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines, so Shakspeare, among j" had an oblong collar of gold Oentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Love Labour's Lost, his Love Labour's WOIIIIK, his Midsummer's... | |
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