Memoirs of John DrydenA. & W. Galignani, 1826 - 277 pages |
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Page 74
... our author had assi- duously corrected the whole play , though it may be difficult to say how much of it was written by him . Clifford afterwards upbraid- I " ed Dryden with having copied his Almanzor from 74 LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN .
... our author had assi- duously corrected the whole play , though it may be difficult to say how much of it was written by him . Clifford afterwards upbraid- I " ed Dryden with having copied his Almanzor from 74 LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN .
Page 75
Walter Scott. I " ed Dryden with having copied his Almanzor from the character of Montezuma ; and it must be allowed , there is a striking resem- blance between these two outrageous heroes , who carry conquest to any side they choose ...
Walter Scott. I " ed Dryden with having copied his Almanzor from the character of Montezuma ; and it must be allowed , there is a striking resem- blance between these two outrageous heroes , who carry conquest to any side they choose ...
Page 110
... Almanzor , and his answer ; from which it appears , that a lover of the true heroic vein never thought himself so happy , as when he had an opportunity of thus show- ing the purity and disinterestedness of his pas- sion . Almanzor is ...
... Almanzor , and his answer ; from which it appears , that a lover of the true heroic vein never thought himself so happy , as when he had an opportunity of thus show- ing the purity and disinterestedness of his pas- sion . Almanzor is ...
Page 111
... Almanzor exclaims , « Almanz . I wonnot go ; I'll not be forced away : I came not for thy sake ; nor do I stay . It was the queen who for my aid did send ; And ' t is I only can the queen defend : I , for her sake , thy sceptre will ...
... Almanzor exclaims , « Almanz . I wonnot go ; I'll not be forced away : I came not for thy sake ; nor do I stay . It was the queen who for my aid did send ; And ' t is I only can the queen defend : I , for her sake , thy sceptre will ...
Page 112
... Almanzor and Almahide , the solicitations of the lover , and the denials of the queen , are expressed in the very carte and tierce of poetical argumentation : « Almah . My light will sure discover those who talk.— Who dares to interrupt ...
... Almanzor and Almahide , the solicitations of the lover , and the denials of the queen , are expressed in the very carte and tierce of poetical argumentation : « Almah . My light will sure discover those who talk.— Who dares to interrupt ...
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Page 22 - What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.
Page 161 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 14 - Her voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it ; it was that smooth song which was made by Kit Marlow, now at least fifty years ago ; and the milk-maid's mother sung an answer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good ; I think much better than the strong lines that are now in fashion in this critical age.
Page 169 - The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle.
Page 120 - I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance.
Page 253 - Doeg, though without knowing how or why, Made still a blundering kind of melody; Spurr'd boldly on, and dash'd through thick and thin, Through sense and nonsense, never out nor in...
Page 157 - ... one of the greatest, most noble, and most sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced.
Page 162 - Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the Sun When first on this delightful land...
Page 214 - They have not the formality of a settled style, in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other. The clauses are never balanced, nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance, though it falls into its proper place. Nothing is cold or languid : the whole is airy, animated, and vigorous; what is little, is gay ; what is great, is splendid.
Page 119 - This last is indeed the representation of nature, but 'tis nature wrought up to an higher pitch. The plot, the characters, the wit, the passions, the descriptions are all exalted above the level of common converse, as high as the imagination of the poet can carry them, with proportion to verisimility.