The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2C. Bathurst ... [and 34 others], 1783 Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. |
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... mention and uncertain tradition have fup- plied . JOHN DRYDEN was born August 9 , 1631 , at Aldwincle near Oundle , the son of Erafmus Dryden of Tichmerfh ; who was the third son of Sir Erafmus Dryden , Ba- ronet , of Canons Afhby . All ...
... mention and uncertain tradition have fup- plied . JOHN DRYDEN was born August 9 , 1631 , at Aldwincle near Oundle , the son of Erafmus Dryden of Tichmerfh ; who was the third son of Sir Erafmus Dryden , Ba- ronet , of Canons Afhby . All ...
Pàgina 37
... mentioned by him with fome difrefpect in the preface to Juvenal . The Afignation , or Love in a Nunnery , a comedy , was driven off the ftage , against the opinion , as the author fays , of the best judges . It is dedicated , in a very ...
... mentioned by him with fome difrefpect in the preface to Juvenal . The Afignation , or Love in a Nunnery , a comedy , was driven off the ftage , against the opinion , as the author fays , of the best judges . It is dedicated , in a very ...
Pàgina 45
... was , I think , long confidered as a very diverting entertainment . Cleomenes is a tragedy , only remarkable as it occafioned an incident related in the Guardian , Guardian , and allufively mentioned by Dry- den in his DRY DE N. 45.
... was , I think , long confidered as a very diverting entertainment . Cleomenes is a tragedy , only remarkable as it occafioned an incident related in the Guardian , Guardian , and allufively mentioned by Dry- den in his DRY DE N. 45.
Pàgina 46
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. Guardian , and allufively mentioned by Dry- den in his preface . As he came out from the representation , he was accofted thus by some airy stripling : Had I been left alone with ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. Guardian , and allufively mentioned by Dry- den in his preface . As he came out from the representation , he was accofted thus by some airy stripling : Had I been left alone with ...
Pàgina 54
... , were fo much pro- voked , that , as was fuppofed , for the actors were never discovered , they procured Dry- den , whom they fufpected as the author , to be be waylaid and beaten . This incident is mentioned by 54 DRY D E N.
... , were fo much pro- voked , that , as was fuppofed , for the actors were never discovered , they procured Dry- den , whom they fufpected as the author , to be be waylaid and beaten . This incident is mentioned by 54 DRY D E N.
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