Shakespeare, who was considered the English Corneille, flourished at about the time of Lope de Vega. He had a strong and fertile genius, full of naturalness andsublimity, without the slightest spark of good taste or the least knowledge of the… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“If Shakespeare be considered as a MAN born in a rude age and educated in the lowest manner, without any instruction either from the world or from books, he may be regarded as a prodigy; if represented as a POET… — David Hume Copy Share Image
