The poetical works of John Dryden, ed. by C.C. Clarke1874 |
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Page xi
... knew that he could , better than any man living , pander to the popular appetite for the melodramatic , for the grandiloquent , and for the obscene . He knew the taste of Charles , and that he , above all cooks , could dress up a ragout ...
... knew that he could , better than any man living , pander to the popular appetite for the melodramatic , for the grandiloquent , and for the obscene . He knew the taste of Charles , and that he , above all cooks , could dress up a ragout ...
Page xiii
... as dull as it is disgusting ; and although he knew that Milton had called him , somewhat harshly , a " good rhymer , but no poet , " yet he praised his - genius at a time when it was as little appreciated THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN . xiii.
... as dull as it is disgusting ; and although he knew that Milton had called him , somewhat harshly , a " good rhymer , but no poet , " yet he praised his - genius at a time when it was as little appreciated THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN . xiii.
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... knew that side must conquer he would own ; And for him fiercely , as for empire , strove . 23 No sooner was the Frenchman's cause2 embraced , Than the light Monsieur the grave Don outweigh'd ; His fortune turn'd the scale where'er ...
... knew that side must conquer he would own ; And for him fiercely , as for empire , strove . 23 No sooner was the Frenchman's cause2 embraced , Than the light Monsieur the grave Don outweigh'd ; His fortune turn'd the scale where'er ...
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... knew his blessing's worth , took care , That we should know it by repeated prayer ; 119 130 140 Which storm'd the skies , and ravish'd Charles from thence , As heaven itself is took by violence . Booth's forward valour only served to ...
... knew his blessing's worth , took care , That we should know it by repeated prayer ; 119 130 140 Which storm'd the skies , and ravish'd Charles from thence , As heaven itself is took by violence . Booth's forward valour only served to ...
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... : ' Henry , Duke of Gloucester , third son of Charles I. , landed at Dover with his brother in 1660 , and died of the small- pox soon afterwards . The winds that never moderation knew , Afraid to blow 18 DRYDEN'S POEMS .
... : ' Henry , Duke of Gloucester , third son of Charles I. , landed at Dover with his brother in 1660 , and died of the small- pox soon afterwards . The winds that never moderation knew , Afraid to blow 18 DRYDEN'S POEMS .
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Absalom Absalom and Achitophel Achitophel Albion and Albanius Amyntas Arcite beauty behold Bessus blessing blest blood bold breast Charles Charles II Chaucer Church crimes crowd crown cursed dare David's death design'd divine Dryden English eyes faction fair faith fame fate father fear fight fire foes fool force friends grace hand happy hast heart Heaven Hind honour hope Jebusites JOHN DRYDEN judge kind king labour land laws live lord mighty mind monarch Muse nature ne'er never noble numbers o'er once Ovid Panther peace plain play plot poem poet praise pretend prince Prologue race rage reign rest rhyme royal sacred satire Scripture sects seem'd sense Shadwell sight soul sure thee Theseus thou thought throne true truth twas University of Oxford verse Virgil virtue Whigs wind wise words write youth
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Page 30 - Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend : God never made His work for man to mend.
Page 62 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; When Nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, Arise, ye more than dead.
Page 90 - Grecian ghosts, that in battle were slain, And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain; Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Page 296 - But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray, His rising fogs prevail upon the day.
Page 111 - Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much. These out of mere instinct, they knew not why, Adored their fathers...
Page 100 - A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit.
Page 295 - Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone of all my sons is he Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense.
Page 112 - He laughed himself from Court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : For spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left.
Page 96 - Of men by laws less circumscribed and bound, They led their wild desires to woods and caves And thought that all but savages were slaves.
Page 185 - I shall say the less of Mr Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance.