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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Pàgina 4
... never been re- fufed the right of afcribing effects or agency to them as to pofitive powers . No man fcruples to fay that darkness hinders him from his work ; or that cold has killed the plants . Death is also pri- vation ; yet who has ...
... never been re- fufed the right of afcribing effects or agency to them as to pofitive powers . No man fcruples to fay that darkness hinders him from his work ; or that cold has killed the plants . Death is also pri- vation ; yet who has ...
Pàgina 9
... never feen a man , is in this brought acquainted with a man that had never feen a woman . About this time , in 1673 , Dryden feems to have had his quiet much disturbed by the fuccefs of the Empress of Morocco , a tragedy written in ...
... never feen a man , is in this brought acquainted with a man that had never feen a woman . About this time , in 1673 , Dryden feems to have had his quiet much disturbed by the fuccefs of the Empress of Morocco , a tragedy written in ...
Pàgina 10
... never fashion into wit or English . " His ftyle is boisterous and rough - hewn , his rhyme . " incorrigibly lewd , and his numbers perpetually " harth and ill - founding . The little talent which " he has , is fancy . He fometimes ...
... never fashion into wit or English . " His ftyle is boisterous and rough - hewn , his rhyme . " incorrigibly lewd , and his numbers perpetually " harth and ill - founding . The little talent which " he has , is fancy . He fometimes ...
Pàgina 11
... never been thought worthy of republication , and is not eafily to be found , it may gratify curiofity to quote it more largely . Whene'er the bleeds , He no feverer a damnation needs , That dares pronounce the fentence of her death ...
... never been thought worthy of republication , and is not eafily to be found , it may gratify curiofity to quote it more largely . Whene'er the bleeds , He no feverer a damnation needs , That dares pronounce the fentence of her death ...
Pàgina 12
... Never was Dutch grout fuch clog- ging , thick , indigeftible ftuff . But this is but a " tafte to stay the ftomach ; we shall have a more " plentiful mess presently . " Now to dish up the poet's broth , that I pro- " mised : For when we ...
... Never was Dutch grout fuch clog- ging , thick , indigeftible ftuff . But this is but a " tafte to stay the ftomach ; we shall have a more " plentiful mess presently . " Now to dish up the poet's broth , that I pro- " mised : For when we ...
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Addifon Æneid afterwards againſt almoft becauſe Cato cenfure character Charles Dryden compofitions confidered converfation criticifm criticks defign defire difcovered Dryden duke eafily eafy earl Effay elegant English faid fame fatire favour fays fcenes fecond feems feen feldom fent fentence fentiments feven fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friends ftage ftill ftudy fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fupply fuppofed fure genius Hiftory himſelf houfe inftruction intereft John Dryden Juba judgement juft Juvenal king laft leaft lefs lord lord Halifax mafter Marriage à-la-mode moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never obferved occafion paffages paffed paffions perfon perhaps play pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praife praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed racters raiſed reafon reft reprefented rhyme Sempronius Steele Syphax Tatler thefe theſe thofe thoſe thought tragedy tranflated Tyrannick Love verfes verfion Virgil Whig whofe worfe write written