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... wrote are not diftinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a fequel to Howard's Indian Queen . Of this connection notice was given to the au- dience by printed bills , diftributed at ...
... wrote are not diftinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a fequel to Howard's Indian Queen . Of this connection notice was given to the au- dience by printed bills , diftributed at ...
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... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his dexterity of verfification he was more likely to excel others in rhyme than without it , very readily adopted his master's ...
... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his dexterity of verfification he was more likely to excel others in rhyme than without it , very readily adopted his master's ...
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... wrote upon the play and the dedication fuch criticism as malig- nant impatience could pour out in haste . ،، 66 Of Settle he gives this character : " He's " an animal of a moft deplored understand- ing , without converfation . His being ...
... wrote upon the play and the dedication fuch criticism as malig- nant impatience could pour out in haste . ،، 66 Of Settle he gives this character : " He's " an animal of a moft deplored understand- ing , without converfation . His being ...
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... wrote a vindication of his own lines ; and , if he is forced to yield any thing , makes his reprifals upon his enemy . fay that his answer is equal to the cenfure , is no high commendation . To expose Dry- den's method of analyfing his ...
... wrote a vindication of his own lines ; and , if he is forced to yield any thing , makes his reprifals upon his enemy . fay that his answer is equal to the cenfure , is no high commendation . To expose Dry- den's method of analyfing his ...
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... wrote for himself ; " the reft were given to the people . It is by univerfal con- fent accounted the work in which he has ad- mitted the feweft improprieties of style or character ; but it has one fault equal to many , though rather ...
... wrote for himself ; " the reft were given to the people . It is by univerfal con- fent accounted the work in which he has ad- mitted the feweft improprieties of style or character ; but it has one fault equal to many , though rather ...
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Addiſon afterwards againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe beſt Cato cenfure character Charles Dryden compofitions confidered converfation criticiſm criticks defign defired difcover Dryden duke eafily earl Effay elegance English expreffed faid fame fatire favour fays fecond feems feen feldom fent fentence fentiments fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friends ftage ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fupplied fuppofed fure genius Guife himſelf intereft itſelf John Dryden Juba Juvenal king laft laſt leaſt lefs lord mafter moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never obferved occafion paffages paffed paffions perfon perhaps play pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praife praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed purpoſe racters raiſed reafon rhyme ſay ſcenes ſeems Sempronius ſome ſtage Steele ſuch Syphax Tatler thefe theſe thofe thoſe thought tion tragedy tranflated uſe verfes verfion verſes Virgil Whig whofe whoſe write written