 I boldly answer him that an heroic poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is true, or exceeding probable : but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects, and to the representation of such things as, depending not on sense and therefore...  The Life of John Dyrden - Page 105by Walter Scott - 1882Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...heroick poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is true, or exceeding probable, but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects, and to the representation of such things as depending not on sense, and therefore not to be comprehended by knowledge, may give him a freer scope... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...heroick poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is true, or ' exceeding probable, but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects, and to the representation of such things as depending not on sense, and therefore not to be comprehended by knowledge, may give him a freer scope... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...Witness the famous speech of Almanzor : " Almanz. To live ! If from thy hands alone my death can be, j I am immortal, and a god to thee. If I would kill...dramatist, as he is not confined to the probable in charactefj so he is not limited by the bounds of nature in the action, but may let himself loose to... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 474 pages
...heroic poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is true, or exceeding probable ;> but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects, and to the representation of such things, as, ' depending not on sense, and therefore not to be comprehended by knowledge, may give him a freer scope... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 pages
...a heroic play, her course resembled an absolute Bay of Biscay, or Race of Portland, disturbed by a hundred contending currents and eddies, and never...wanting, Dryden contends, that the dramatist, as he ยก8 not confined to the probable in character, so he is net limited by the bounds of nature in the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1883 - 494 pages
...heroic poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is tme, or exceeding probable ; but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects, and to the representation of such things, as, depending not on sense, and therefore not to be comprehended by knowledge, may give him a freer scope... | |
 | Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1887 - 674 pages
...a heroic play, her course resembled an absolute Bay of Biscay, or Race of Portland, disturbed by a hundred contending currents and eddies, and never continuing a moment in one steady flow. of such things as, not depending upon sense, leave free exercise for the imagination. Indeed, if ghosts,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1883 - 496 pages
...heroic poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is true, or exceeding probable ; but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects, and to the representation of such things, as, depending not on sense, and therefore not to be comprehended by knowledge, may give him a freer scope... | |
 | Jeremiah Wesley Bray - Criticism - 1898 - 364 pages
...heroic poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is true or exceeding probable ; but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects, and to the representation of such things,- as depending not on sense, and therefore not to be comprehended by knowledge, may give him a freer scope... | |
 | John Dryden - Drama - 1898 - 224 pages
...heroic poet is not tied to a bare representation of what is true or exceedingly probable; but that he may let himself loose to visionary objects and to the representation of such things, as, de- 5 pending not on sense, and therefore not to be comprehended by knowledge, may give him a freer... | |
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