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The parts which either of them wrote are not distinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a sequel to Howard's Indian Queen . Of this connection notice was given to the audience by ...
The parts which either of them wrote are not distinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a sequel to Howard's Indian Queen . Of this connection notice was given to the audience by ...
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Dryden , when he wrote this poem , seems not yet fully to have formed his versification , or settled his system of propriety . From this time , he addicted himself almost wholly to the stage , to which , says he , my genius never much ...
Dryden , when he wrote this poem , seems not yet fully to have formed his versification , or settled his system of propriety . From this time , he addicted himself almost wholly to the stage , to which , says he , my genius never much ...
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He wrote , and professed to write , merely for the people ; and when he pleased others , he contented himself . He spent no time in struggles to rouse latent powers ; he never attempted to make that better which was already good ...
He wrote , and professed to write , merely for the people ; and when he pleased others , he contented himself . He spent no time in struggles to rouse latent powers ; he never attempted to make that better which was already good ...
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Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Robert Montagu |
| Publisher | Folio Society, 1965 |
| Length | 420 pages |
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