While translations in general could not pretend to the strength and universality of appeal which belonged to the Bible, nevertheless taken in the mass and judged only by the comment associated with them, they suggest a varied public and a surprising contact with the essential interests of mankind.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
At Foleshill she acquired that vast range of knowledge and universality of culture which so eminently distinguished her.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets, not only because he depicted emotions, but because his intellect, his psychological insight, his universality, his personality, all combine to make him the great figure he is.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell