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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... - 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 A 3 DEDICATION . V.
... - 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 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 most of the complimentary copies of verses 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 fuppofed ...
... hope , will blame us for leaving out in this edition most of the complimentary copies of verses 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 fuppofed ...
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... hope , sc 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 ...
... hope , sc 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 ...
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Abfalom Achitophel Æneid againſt alfo becauſe beft beſt bleffing breaſt caufe cauſe David's defign defire Dryden Duke Duke of York Earl eaſe Elkanah Settle Engliſh eyes facred fafe faid fame fate fatire fays fear fecond fecure feem fenfe fent feveral fhall fhew fide fince firft firſt foes fome foon foul ftill ftrong fubject fuch fuffer fuppofed fure grace Guife heaven himſelf houſe Ifrael intereft itſelf JOHN DRYDEN juſt laft laſt lefs loft Lord maſter meaſures moft moſt mufe muft muſe muſt never noble numbers o'er occafioned Ovid paffage paſt perfon pleaſe pleaſure poem poet Popish plot praiſe prefent prince publiſhed raiſe reafon reft reign reſtoration rife royal ſee ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtill ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thro tranflation uſe verfe verſe Whigs whofe Whoſe write