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Page 44
... attempt to mingle earth and heaven , by praising human excellence in the language of religion . The preface contains an apology for he- roick verfe and poetick licence ; by which is meant not any liberty taken in contracting or ...
... attempt to mingle earth and heaven , by praising human excellence in the language of religion . The preface contains an apology for he- roick verfe and poetick licence ; by which is meant not any liberty taken in contracting or ...
Page 57
... attempted any vigorous defence ; for though he was perhaps fometimes injuriously cenfured , he would , by denying part of the charge , have confeffed the rest and , ; and , as his adverfaries had the proof in their DRY DE N. 57.
... attempted any vigorous defence ; for though he was perhaps fometimes injuriously cenfured , he would , by denying part of the charge , have confeffed the rest and , ; and , as his adverfaries had the proof in their DRY DE N. 57.
Page 61
... attempted to derive from the delight which the mind feels in the investigation of fecrets ; and thinks that curiofity to decy- pher the names procured readers to the poem . There is no need to enquire why those verses were read , which ...
... attempted to derive from the delight which the mind feels in the investigation of fecrets ; and thinks that curiofity to decy- pher the names procured readers to the poem . There is no need to enquire why those verses were read , which ...
Page 88
... attempt to swim across the Thames at Windfor . Henry He is faid to have John was author of a comedy called The Hufband his own Cuckold . died at Rome . entered into fome religious order . It is fome proof of Dry- den's fincerity in his ...
... attempt to swim across the Thames at Windfor . Henry He is faid to have John was author of a comedy called The Hufband his own Cuckold . died at Rome . entered into fome religious order . It is fome proof of Dry- den's fincerity in his ...
Page 117
... attempted the Iliad , fome years afterwards , he departed from his own decifion , and trans- lated into rhyme . When he has any objection to obviate , or any licence to defend , he is not very fcrupu- lous about what he afferts , nor ...
... attempted the Iliad , fome years afterwards , he departed from his own decifion , and trans- lated into rhyme . When he has any objection to obviate , or any licence to defend , he is not very fcrupu- lous about what he afferts , nor ...
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