The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations ...J. and R. Tonson, 1767 - English poetry |
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... turn of Verfification . The year fol- lowing he was elected a Scholar of Trinity College in Cambridge . But we know little of him from that time till the death of the Protector Oliver Cromwell , apon which he wrote Heroic Stanza's ...
... turn of Verfification . The year fol- lowing he was elected a Scholar of Trinity College in Cambridge . But we know little of him from that time till the death of the Protector Oliver Cromwell , apon which he wrote Heroic Stanza's ...
Page ix
... turns of the difcourfe , in which he was engag'd , it was necef- farily promoted or requir'd . He was extremely ready and gentle in his correction of the errors of any Wri- ter , who thought fit to confult him ; and full as ready and ...
... turns of the difcourfe , in which he was engag'd , it was necef- farily promoted or requir'd . He was extremely ready and gentle in his correction of the errors of any Wri- ter , who thought fit to confult him ; and full as ready and ...
Page xiv
... Turn'd yellow by degrees , and ripen'd into gold : How fome in feathers , or a ragged hide , Have liv'd a fecond life , and different matures try'd , Then will thy Ovid , thus transform'd , reveal A nobler change than he himself can ...
... Turn'd yellow by degrees , and ripen'd into gold : How fome in feathers , or a ragged hide , Have liv'd a fecond life , and different matures try'd , Then will thy Ovid , thus transform'd , reveal A nobler change than he himself can ...
Page xv
... turns of nature found , And the world's victor stood fubdu'd by found . The pow'r of Mufick all our hearts allow , And what Timotheus was is Dryden now . CHARACTER of DRYDEN . From an ODE OF GRA Y'S . Ehold , where Dryden's lefs ...
... turns of nature found , And the world's victor stood fubdu'd by found . The pow'r of Mufick all our hearts allow , And what Timotheus was is Dryden now . CHARACTER of DRYDEN . From an ODE OF GRA Y'S . Ehold , where Dryden's lefs ...
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... turn'd the fcale where'er ' twas caft ; Tho ' Indian mines were in the other laid . XXIV . When abfent , yet we conquer'd in his right : For tho ' fome meaner artift's kill were shown . In mingling colours , or in placing light ; Yet ...
... turn'd the fcale where'er ' twas caft ; Tho ' Indian mines were in the other laid . XXIV . When abfent , yet we conquer'd in his right : For tho ' fome meaner artift's kill were shown . In mingling colours , or in placing light ; Yet ...
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