The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose, Volume 1Harper, 1847 |
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Page v
... Verses to J. Northleigh The Hind and the Panther 2 ib . 9 11 ib . 12 31 35 Part II . 50 64 69 78 83 ib . Britannia Rediviva ; a Poem on the birth of the Prince 110 Mac Flecknoe 114 Epistles . Epistle the First . To Sir Robert Howard ...
... Verses to J. Northleigh The Hind and the Panther 2 ib . 9 11 ib . 12 31 35 Part II . 50 64 69 78 83 ib . Britannia Rediviva ; a Poem on the birth of the Prince 110 Mac Flecknoe 114 Epistles . Epistle the First . To Sir Robert Howard ...
Page viii
... verses were prefixed by Dryden to the poems of John Hoddesden , in 1650 , which Malone has inserted in his life . The four lines which I now extract , give no promise of the correct ear , or command of language , that was hereafter to ...
... verses were prefixed by Dryden to the poems of John Hoddesden , in 1650 , which Malone has inserted in his life . The four lines which I now extract , give no promise of the correct ear , or command of language , that was hereafter to ...
Page viii
... verses to Dr. Charlton's account of Stonehenge ; in this latter poem , the ruggedness of his former ver- sification had been softened into elegance and harmony ; his quaint allusions and elaborate conceits had disappeared , and many of ...
... verses to Dr. Charlton's account of Stonehenge ; in this latter poem , the ruggedness of his former ver- sification had been softened into elegance and harmony ; his quaint allusions and elaborate conceits had disappeared , and many of ...
Page viii
... verse might be attained without much difficulty . The light and sprightly manner of Suckling in his ballads and smaller poems was much admired . In Marvell true poetry might be found ; nor must some of Withers's earlier notes be ...
... verse might be attained without much difficulty . The light and sprightly manner of Suckling in his ballads and smaller poems was much admired . In Marvell true poetry might be found ; nor must some of Withers's earlier notes be ...
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