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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... himself would have chofen ; a nobleman of the firft distinction , known to love polite learn- ing , because he understands and tastes it ; and eminent for his candour , no lefs than his difcernment ? A 2 Had the writer I here introduce ...
... himself would have chofen ; a nobleman of the firft distinction , known to love polite learn- ing , because he understands and tastes it ; and eminent for his candour , no lefs than his difcernment ? A 2 Had the writer I here introduce ...
Page viii
... himself ungrateful did he not here acknowledge , that he owes much to the communication of David Mallet , Efq ; whofe polite writings are an ornament to the age ; to the learned and accurate Dr. Birch , fecretary to the Royal Society ...
... himself ungrateful did he not here acknowledge , that he owes much to the communication of David Mallet , Efq ; whofe polite writings are an ornament to the age ; to the learned and accurate Dr. Birch , fecretary to the Royal Society ...
Page ix
... himself on this head in perfon to a defcendant of our poet's , near Berkley - fquare ; but cannot fay he met with any information that gave him fatisfaction . He has with his utmost care been able only to recover two of Dryden's ...
... himself on this head in perfon to a defcendant of our poet's , near Berkley - fquare ; but cannot fay he met with any information that gave him fatisfaction . He has with his utmost care been able only to recover two of Dryden's ...
Page xviii
... himself , to please a frantic age , " Was forc'd to let his judgment ftoop to rage ; " To a wild audience he conform'd his voice , " Comply'd by cuftom , but not err'd by choice , " Deem then the people's , not the writer's fin ...
... himself , to please a frantic age , " Was forc'd to let his judgment ftoop to rage ; " To a wild audience he conform'd his voice , " Comply'd by cuftom , but not err'd by choice , " Deem then the people's , not the writer's fin ...
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... himself . " He was particu- larly fond of the fine fcene in the first act between Anthony and Ventidius . This play is on all hands allowed to be his beft : he has ftrictly regarded the unities of time , place , and action ; and has ...
... himself . " He was particu- larly fond of the fine fcene in the first act between Anthony and Ventidius . This play is on all hands allowed to be his beft : he has ftrictly regarded the unities of time , place , and action ; and has ...
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