Nearly contemporary with Spencer lived Shakes PEARE the greatest of poets and deservedly the pride of his country. shakes PEARE says Dr John son is above all writers at least above all modern writers the poet of nature the poet's that hold up to his readers a faith ful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not Modi died by the custom of particular places in practised by the rest of World. They are the genuine progeny of common humanity. His persons act and speak by the in fluence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agi rated and whole system of life is continued in motion.He dis plays an Al most in limited compre hen sive ness of mind fertility of imagination and range of observation.