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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... ex- preffion , with what happy elegance and variety of harmony would fuch a writer have adorned his fubject ? Inferior authors can only look up to this fummit of Par- naffus , without even the vain hope of being able A 3 DEDICATION . V.
... ex- preffion , with what happy elegance and variety of harmony would fuch a writer have adorned his fubject ? Inferior authors can only look up to this fummit of Par- naffus , without even the vain hope of being able A 3 DEDICATION . V.
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... hope of being able to reach it ; but my utmost ambition will be gratified , if this public dedication to your Grace of fo noble a poet's remains may be , if not approved , at least forgiven , and admitted as a mark of the inviolable ...
... hope of being able to reach it ; but my utmost ambition will be gratified , if this public dedication to your Grace of fo noble a poet's remains may be , if not approved , at least forgiven , and admitted as a mark of the inviolable ...
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... hope , will blame us for leaving out in this edition moft of the complimentary copies of verfes prefixed to our author's works : they were few of them worth preferving ; but it was the custom of the times for every man ' who was ...
... hope , will blame us for leaving out in this edition moft of the complimentary copies of verfes prefixed to our author's works : they were few of them worth preferving ; but it was the custom of the times for every man ' who was ...
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... hope , the learned writers of the Biographica Britannica , nor thofe of the General Dic- tionary , be offended with us for thinking , that , even after their labours , fomething farther may be done . That we are furnished with fome new ...
... hope , the learned writers of the Biographica Britannica , nor thofe of the General Dic- tionary , be offended with us for thinking , that , even after their labours , fomething farther may be done . That we are furnished with fome new ...
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... hope , < 6 not many , is that I knew they were bad enough to please even when I writ them . " Here we fee he charges his failings upon the depraved tafte of the age , and will not admit them to be laid to the account of his own judgment ...
... hope , < 6 not many , is that I knew they were bad enough to please even when I writ them . " Here we fee he charges his failings upon the depraved tafte of the age , and will not admit them to be laid to the account of his own judgment ...
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