The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose, Volume 1Harper, 1847 |
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Page viii
... honour's sake ; and that he is desirous on all occasions of laying hold on his memory ; and thereby acknow . ledging to the world , that unless he had written , none of us could write . ' See Pref . to Walsh's Dia- logue . Fenton says ...
... honour's sake ; and that he is desirous on all occasions of laying hold on his memory ; and thereby acknow . ledging to the world , that unless he had written , none of us could write . ' See Pref . to Walsh's Dia- logue . Fenton says ...
Page ix
... honour of the English poets from the censure of those who unjustly preferred the French before them , ' -the admiration of Jonson's talents among Dryden's contemporaries had eclipsed , or lower- ed disadvantageously the greater genius ...
... honour of the English poets from the censure of those who unjustly preferred the French before them , ' -the admiration of Jonson's talents among Dryden's contemporaries had eclipsed , or lower- ed disadvantageously the greater genius ...
Page xi
... honour and duty , are finely painted , while the catastrophe is so skilfully delayed , that our in- terest in the decision is maintained till the last . The character of Philocles is impaired by the vacillations of his affection , in ...
... honour and duty , are finely painted , while the catastrophe is so skilfully delayed , that our in- terest in the decision is maintained till the last . The character of Philocles is impaired by the vacillations of his affection , in ...
Page xviii
... honour they rise With him who commands in the skies , Then taste without fear , and be happy and wise . Woman . Oh ! now I believe ! such pleasure I find As enlightens my eyes , and enlivens my mind ; I only repent I deferr'd my content ...
... honour they rise With him who commands in the skies , Then taste without fear , and be happy and wise . Woman . Oh ! now I believe ! such pleasure I find As enlightens my eyes , and enlivens my mind ; I only repent I deferr'd my content ...
Page xxii
... honour to his poeti- cal powers , yet in the original play , every page is filled with some touches of invention , some poetical conceptions , some master strokes of wisdom or of wit , that leave all comparison far behind , and prove ...
... honour to his poeti- cal powers , yet in the original play , every page is filled with some touches of invention , some poetical conceptions , some master strokes of wisdom or of wit , that leave all comparison far behind , and prove ...
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