: Some Account of the Life of Mr. William Shakespear (1709) by Rowe Nicholas Monk Samuel Holt Commentator - Shakespeare William 1564-1616 Biography

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'Twill be a hard Task for any one to go beyond him in the Description of the several Degrees and Ages of Man's Life, tho' the Thought be old, and common enough.

p. 625.

His Images are indeed ev'ry where so lively, that the Thing he would represent stands full before you, and you possess ev'ry Part of it. I will venture to point out one more, which is, I think, as strong and as uncommon as any thing I ever saw; 'tis an Image of Patience. Speaking of a Maid in Love, he says,

But the Sharpness of the Satyr is said to have stung the Man so severely, that he never forgave it.

"He reply'd:

and such like, which were ridiculous. But he redeem'd his Vices with his Virtues: There was ever more in him to be Prais'd than to be Pardon'd."

FOOTNOTES:

Series IV: Men, Manners, and Critics

Ned Ward, Selected Tracts.

Series V: Drama

Series VI: Poetry and Language

Andre Dacier, Essay on Lyric Poetry.

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