The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose, Volume 1Harper, 1847 |
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Page xvii
... plain from his writing The State of Inno- cence.'t We may add that Milton also was im- perfectly acquainted with Dryden's powers , and could little have anticipated the future splendour of his fame . 6 As Scott observes , that the ...
... plain from his writing The State of Inno- cence.'t We may add that Milton also was im- perfectly acquainted with Dryden's powers , and could little have anticipated the future splendour of his fame . 6 As Scott observes , that the ...
Page xxx
... plain the tenets of the Church of England in a plain and philosophical manner ; and to defend it against the attacks of the Catholics and the fanatical dissenters.§ Johnson allowed , ' that ⚫ Scott has observed , ' that had Dryden ...
... plain the tenets of the Church of England in a plain and philosophical manner ; and to defend it against the attacks of the Catholics and the fanatical dissenters.§ Johnson allowed , ' that ⚫ Scott has observed , ' that had Dryden ...
Page xxxviii
... Plain Dealer , when he was twenty - five , which he wrote in three weeks . As regards both Wycherly and Congreve , I believe it must be conceded , that the mirror which their Thalia held up , did not reflect with truth the man- ners of ...
... Plain Dealer , when he was twenty - five , which he wrote in three weeks . As regards both Wycherly and Congreve , I believe it must be conceded , that the mirror which their Thalia held up , did not reflect with truth the man- ners of ...
Page xliii
... plain unexpensive design , and the bust of the poet was sculptured by Scheemaker . The The undertaker's ( Mr. Russell ) bill for the fu- neral amounted to 457. 17s . See Scott's edit . vol . xviii . p . 194 . + In a satirical poem ...
... plain unexpensive design , and the bust of the poet was sculptured by Scheemaker . The The undertaker's ( Mr. Russell ) bill for the fu- neral amounted to 457. 17s . See Scott's edit . vol . xviii . p . 194 . + In a satirical poem ...
Page 15
... plain : for if a Roman poet might have liberty to coin a word , Greek , was put into a Latin termination , and supposing only that it was derived from the that he used this liberty but seldom , and with modesty ; how much more justly ...
... plain : for if a Roman poet might have liberty to coin a word , Greek , was put into a Latin termination , and supposing only that it was derived from the that he used this liberty but seldom , and with modesty ; how much more justly ...
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