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He shows his opinion to be , that Pope was one of the authors of the play which he so zealously defended ; and adds an idle story of Pope's behaviour at a tavern . The pamphlet was written with little power of thought or language ...
He shows his opinion to be , that Pope was one of the authors of the play which he so zealously defended ; and adds an idle story of Pope's behaviour at a tavern . The pamphlet was written with little power of thought or language ...
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of Dryden ; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope . In acquired knowledge , the superiority must be allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastic , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ...
of Dryden ; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope . In acquired knowledge , the superiority must be allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastic , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ...
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only a little , because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it must be said , that , if he has brighter paragraphs , he has not better poems .
only a little , because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it must be said , that , if he has brighter paragraphs , he has not better poems .
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 A Gateway Edition Volume 83 of The World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Gateway Editions, 1955 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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