The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Nichols and Son, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, 1801 |
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... mention and uncertain tradition have fupplied . JOHN DRYDEN was born Auguft 9 , 1631 , at Aldwinkle near Oundle , the fon of Erafmus Dryden of Tichmerfh ; who was the third fon of Sir Erafmus Dryden , baronet , of Canons Afhby . All ...
... mention and uncertain tradition have fupplied . JOHN DRYDEN was born Auguft 9 , 1631 , at Aldwinkle near Oundle , the fon of Erafmus Dryden of Tichmerfh ; who was the third fon of Sir Erafmus Dryden , baronet , of Canons Afhby . All ...
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... mentioned by him with fome difrefpe & t in the preface to Juvenal . The Affignation , or Love in a Nunnery , a comedy ( 1673 ) , was driven off the stage against the opinion , as the author fays , of the best judges . It is dedi- cated ...
... mentioned by him with fome difrefpe & t in the preface to Juvenal . The Affignation , or Love in a Nunnery , a comedy ( 1673 ) , was driven off the stage against the opinion , as the author fays , of the best judges . It is dedi- cated ...
Pàgina 31
... mentioned by Dryden in his preface . As he came out from the reprefentation , he was accofted thus by fome airy ftripling : " Had I been " left alone with a young beauty , I would not have fpent my time like your Spartan . " " That ...
... mentioned by Dryden in his preface . As he came out from the reprefentation , he was accofted thus by fome airy ftripling : " Had I been " left alone with a young beauty , I would not have fpent my time like your Spartan . " " That ...
Pàgina 37
... mentioned without fonie degree of indignation ; but it is not , I fuppofe , fo much to be inferred , that Dryden wanted the ' lite- rature neceffary to the perufal of Tacitus , as that , confidering himself as hidden in a crowd , he had ...
... mentioned without fonie degree of indignation ; but it is not , I fuppofe , fo much to be inferred , that Dryden wanted the ' lite- rature neceffary to the perufal of Tacitus , as that , confidering himself as hidden in a crowd , he had ...
Pàgina 45
... mentioned , is " he that wore as " many cow - hides upon his fhield as would have " furnished half the king's army with fhoe - leather . " Being asked whether he had feen the Hind and Panther , Crites anfwers : " Seen it ! Mr. Bayes ...
... mentioned , is " he that wore as " many cow - hides upon his fhield as would have " furnished half the king's army with fhoe - leather . " Being asked whether he had feen the Hind and Panther , Crites anfwers : " Seen it ! Mr. Bayes ...
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