The Poems of John Dryden, Volumen1Press of C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... excellence in general terms . A play thus written , in professed defiance of pro- bability , naturally drew upon itself the vultures of the theatre . One of the critics that attacked it was Martin Clifford , to whom Sprat addressed the ...
... excellence in general terms . A play thus written , in professed defiance of pro- bability , naturally drew upon itself the vultures of the theatre . One of the critics that attacked it was Martin Clifford , to whom Sprat addressed the ...
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... excellence ; but intends to show , that by studied misconstruction every thing may be equally represented as ridiculous . After so much of Dryden's elegant animadversions , justice requires that something of Settle's should be exhi ...
... excellence ; but intends to show , that by studied misconstruction every thing may be equally represented as ridiculous . After so much of Dryden's elegant animadversions , justice requires that something of Settle's should be exhi ...
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... excellence in the language of religion . The preface contains an apology for heroic verse and poetic licence ; by which is meant not any li- berty taken in contracting or extending words , but the use of bold fictions and ambitious ...
... excellence in the language of religion . The preface contains an apology for heroic verse and poetic licence ; by which is meant not any li- berty taken in contracting or extending words , but the use of bold fictions and ambitious ...
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... that age did not much commend , and this would not endure . There are , however , passages of excellence universally acknowledged ; the dispute and the reconciliation of Dorax and Sebastian has always been 30 THE LIFE OF DRYDEN .
... that age did not much commend , and this would not endure . There are , however , passages of excellence universally acknowledged ; the dispute and the reconciliation of Dorax and Sebastian has always been 30 THE LIFE OF DRYDEN .
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... The two talkers in the third are Mr. Bayes and Mr. Hains . Brown was a man not deficient in literature , nor destitute of fancy ; but he seems to have thought it the pinnacle of excellence to be a merry fellow ; THE LIFE OF DRYDEN . 43.
... The two talkers in the third are Mr. Bayes and Mr. Hains . Brown was a man not deficient in literature , nor destitute of fancy ; but he seems to have thought it the pinnacle of excellence to be a merry fellow ; THE LIFE OF DRYDEN . 43.
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