Pictures from English literature . akespeare appear more potent than in the creation of thismost original character. An epicuri de grege porcus, placed withinthe pale of this world to fatten at his leisure, neither disturbed by-feeling nor restrained by virtue ; a knave rather than a villain, a man ofpleasure rather than a gallant—a coward rather upon the principle of self-preservation than of pusillanimity—selfish, impudent, and lying, he is yet soimperturbable in his good-humour, so ready in his wit, so sagacious in hisdiscernment of character, so acute and wise in what he says—that if wecon
Pictures from English literature . akespeare appear more potent than in the creation of thismost original character. An epicuri de grege porcus, placed withinthe pale of this world to fatten at his leisure, neither disturbed by-feeling nor restrained by virtue ; a knave rather than a villain, a man ofpleasure rather than a gallant—a coward rather upon the principle of self-preservation than of pusillanimity—selfish, impudent, and lying, he is yet soimperturbable in his good-humour, so ready in his wit, so sagacious in hisdiscernment of character, so acute and wise in what he says—that if wecondemn his sins, we cannot condemn the man ; if we do not respect him, wedelight in him. As he says himself, Men of all sorts take a pride to gird atme : the brain of this foolish compounded clay, man, is not able to inventanything that tends to laughter, more than I invent, or is invented on me: Iam not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. Poor Jack, farewell! we could have better spared a better L,
Size: 2655px × 941px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookpublisherlondon, booksubject
