The Critical Works of John Dennis, Volume 2Johns Hopkins Press, 1943 - Criticism |
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Page 198
... Lord Roscommon's ; which is of no small weight . Yet , after all , Sir John , to shew you that I am neither a Bigot , nor a Slave to the Rules , my Opinion is , That whereas the Rules are only Directions to an Epick or Dramatick Poet ...
... Lord Roscommon's ; which is of no small weight . Yet , after all , Sir John , to shew you that I am neither a Bigot , nor a Slave to the Rules , my Opinion is , That whereas the Rules are only Directions to an Epick or Dramatick Poet ...
Page 290
... Lord . But when He tells us that my Lord Roscommon writt extreamly well for the age in which He livd , what Does He mean to Boast of , His Impudence or His Ignorance ? Is He to be told that My Lord Roscommon was contemporary with Milton ...
... Lord . But when He tells us that my Lord Roscommon writt extreamly well for the age in which He livd , what Does He mean to Boast of , His Impudence or His Ignorance ? Is He to be told that My Lord Roscommon was contemporary with Milton ...
Page 401
... SIR , As XX . Letter To Mr. *** . " Dated Oct. 1 , 1717 . SI came Home in the Coach on Friday Night , I ruminated upon the Passage in Mr. Waller's Verses to my Lord Roscommon , and found indeed that the Words are not strictly ...
... SIR , As XX . Letter To Mr. *** . " Dated Oct. 1 , 1717 . SI came Home in the Coach on Friday Night , I ruminated upon the Passage in Mr. Waller's Verses to my Lord Roscommon , and found indeed that the Words are not strictly ...
Contents
Introduction | vii |
An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespear 1712 | 1 |
Appendix excerpts and miscellaneousContinued X From the Prologue to Gibraltar 1705 | 39 |
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