...quibbles " occur which Dr Johnson will have it are so fatal to the whole? " A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller ; he follows...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention...

...preface, has a few sound and striking remarks on this point. " A quibble," he says, " is to Shakspere what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows...disquisitions, whether he be enlarging knowledge, or exalting aifection, whether he be amusing attention with incidents, or enchaining it in suspense, let but a...

...though separated by " a long interval," he comes second ?2 This may seem a hard saying, is to Shakspere what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows...out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire." The whole paragraph is worth reading. 1 A New Way, I., 3, 22; II., 1, 31, etc. The repetition of Graccho's...

...of Brutus and Capitol. In his Preface to Shakespeare, Johnson observes: "A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows...mire. It has some malignant power over his mind, and his fascinations are irresistible. Whatever be the flignity or profundity of his disquisition let but...

...they are rising in the mind, are checked and blasted by sudden frigidity. A quibble is to Shakespeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention...

...terrour and pity, as they are rising in the mind, are checked and blasted by sudden , frigidity. 1 him in the mire. It has some malignant power over...irresistible. Whatever be the dignity or profundity of his disquisition, whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection, whether he be amusing attention...

...blasted by sudden frigidity. A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapors are to the traveler: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead...whether he be amusing attention with incidents or enchaining it in suspense, let but a quibble spring up before him and he leaves his work unfinished....

...most comprehensive soul. John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, dramatist A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows...out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire. Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author, lexicographer If we wish to know the force of human...

...fondness for them. In a famous passage in his Preface of 1765 he writes : A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows...over his mind, and its fascinations are irresistible ... A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him such delight that he was content to purchase it by...

...her own death that she is able to do so. Epilogue: Antony and Cleopatra A quibble is to Shakespeare, what luminous vapours are to the traveller; he follows...out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire. ... A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him such delight, that he was content to purchase it,...