The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1760 |
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... fhall not here take upon us to decide in his ftile he profeffes to have imitat- ed that prince of the drama , and on that account he has difincumbered himself of rhyme ; not that he condemns that way of writing , which he fo long used ...
... fhall not here take upon us to decide in his ftile he profeffes to have imitat- ed that prince of the drama , and on that account he has difincumbered himself of rhyme ; not that he condemns that way of writing , which he fo long used ...
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... fhall make known the perfon , who incited " him to that unlawful action ; not only the difcove- rer himself , but any of those who committed the " fact , fhall be freed from all manner of profecution . " Notwithstanding these repeated ...
... fhall make known the perfon , who incited " him to that unlawful action ; not only the difcove- rer himself , but any of those who committed the " fact , fhall be freed from all manner of profecution . " Notwithstanding these repeated ...
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... fhall be fcarcely excufed for admitting any to rank above him . In elegy he was plaintive and tender ; in panegyric he had the art of throwing a luftre round a character that funk all its imperfections . In fatire he was ftrong , bold ...
... fhall be fcarcely excufed for admitting any to rank above him . In elegy he was plaintive and tender ; in panegyric he had the art of throwing a luftre round a character that funk all its imperfections . In fatire he was ftrong , bold ...
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... fhall thy facred lays How long , Provoke our wonder , and transcend our praise ! Can neither injuries of time , or age , Damp thy poetick heat , and quench thy rage ? Not fo thy Ovid in his exile wrote ; Grief chill'd his breast , and ...
... fhall thy facred lays How long , Provoke our wonder , and transcend our praise ! Can neither injuries of time , or age , Damp thy poetick heat , and quench thy rage ? Not fo thy Ovid in his exile wrote ; Grief chill'd his breast , and ...
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... fhall in his friend furvive . O On ALEXANDER's FEAST : Or , The POWER of MUSICK . An ODE . From Mr. POPE'S ESSAY ON CRITICISM , L 376 . WEAR how Timotheus ' vary'd lays furprize , HE And bid alternate paffions fall and rife ! While , at ...
... fhall in his friend furvive . O On ALEXANDER's FEAST : Or , The POWER of MUSICK . An ODE . From Mr. POPE'S ESSAY ON CRITICISM , L 376 . WEAR how Timotheus ' vary'd lays furprize , HE And bid alternate paffions fall and rife ! While , at ...
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