The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose, Volume 1Harper, 1847 |
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Page xiv
... mind , nor elevated by our imaginations in pro- portion to the magnitude of their actions . such characters as Achilles and Alexander , no power of the poet or the actor could keep pace with the demands of the spectator's imagina- tion ...
... mind , nor elevated by our imaginations in pro- portion to the magnitude of their actions . such characters as Achilles and Alexander , no power of the poet or the actor could keep pace with the demands of the spectator's imagina- tion ...
Page xviii
... mind ; I only repent I deferr'd my content . Angel . Now wiser experience has taught you to prove , What a folly it is , Out of fear to shun bliss , To the joy that's forbidden we eagerly move , & c . In act v . the following speeches ...
... mind ; I only repent I deferr'd my content . Angel . Now wiser experience has taught you to prove , What a folly it is , Out of fear to shun bliss , To the joy that's forbidden we eagerly move , & c . In act v . the following speeches ...
Page xxi
... mind , that I shall make no apology for extracting a small portion of it , as I transcribe it from an early volume of the Corres- pondance Littéraire of Bar . Grimm . In much of what Grimm remarks , the name of Dryden might be ...
... mind , that I shall make no apology for extracting a small portion of it , as I transcribe it from an early volume of the Corres- pondance Littéraire of Bar . Grimm . In much of what Grimm remarks , the name of Dryden might be ...
Page xxiv
... mind by a constant and unaffected allu- sion . In the comic part , though the intrigue is licentious , the language is not coarse or disgust- ing , the dialogue is lively , the character of Dominic * diverting , and full of the humour ...
... mind by a constant and unaffected allu- sion . In the comic part , though the intrigue is licentious , the language is not coarse or disgust- ing , the dialogue is lively , the character of Dominic * diverting , and full of the humour ...
Page xxvi
... mind of Dryden turned away from that branch of poetical exertion which had brought no profit without trouble and obloquy , which had been the scene of disgrace as well as triumph : and that he reposed with more pleasure upon the ...
... mind of Dryden turned away from that branch of poetical exertion which had brought no profit without trouble and obloquy , which had been the scene of disgrace as well as triumph : and that he reposed with more pleasure upon the ...
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