 I take imitation of an author, in their sense, to be an endeavour of a later poet to write like one who has written before him on the same subject; that is, not to translate his words, or to be confined to his sense, but only to set him as a pattern,...  The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose - Page 328by John Dryden - 1859Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...words, or to be confined to his fenfe, but only to let him as a pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that author would have done, had he lived in our age, and in our country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have carried this libertine way of rendering authors (as Mr. Cowley calls it)... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...words, or to be confined to his fenfe, but only to fet him as a pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that author would have done, had he lived in our age, and in our country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have carried this libertine way of rendering authors (as Mr. Cowley calls it)... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...words, or to be confin'd to his fenfc. but only to let him as a pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that author would have done, had he lived in our age, and in our country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have carried this libertine way of VoL. 111. P rendering rendering authors... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...words, or to be confin'd to his fenfe, but only to fet him as a pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that author would have done, had he lived in our age, and in our country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have carried this libertine way of VoL. III. P rendering rendering authors... | |
 | Ovid - 1776 - 382 pages
...Words, or to be confined to his Senfe, but only to fet him as a Pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that Author would have done, had he lived in our Age, and in our Country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have carried this libertine way of rendering Authors (as Mr. Cowley calls it)... | |
 | William King - 1776 - 326 pages
...words, or "be confined to his fenfe, but only to fet him as a pattern, and ** to write as he fuppofes that Author would have done, had •* he lived in our age and in our country. But he dares not fay ** that Sir John Denham t , or Mr. Cowley, have carried this Liber" tine way,... | |
 | William King - English wit and humor - 1776 - 330 pages
...or '• be confined to his fenfe, but only to fet him as a pattern, and *' fo writs as he fuppofes that Author would have done, had •« he lived in our age and in our country. But he dares not fay •« that Sir John Dcuham t, or Mr. Cowley, have carried this Liber*• tine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 366 pages
...words, or to be confined to his fenfe ; but only to fet him as a pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that author would have done, had he lived in our age, and in our country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have carried this libertine way of rendering authors (as Mr Cowley calls it)... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...confined to his fenfe ; but only to fet him as a pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that author wonhi have done, had he lived in our age, and in our country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have earned this libertine way of rendering authors (as Mr Cowley calls it)... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 pages
...words, or to be confined to his fenfe; but only to fet him as a pattern, and to write, as he fuppofes that author would have done, had he lived in our age, and in our country. Yet I dare not fay that either of them have carried this libertine way of rendering authors (as Mr. Cowley calls,... | |
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