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The characters in the Paradise Lost , which admit of examination , are those of angels and of man ; of angels good ... For these are thoughts , as he justly remarks , which no observation of character can justify , because no good man ...
The characters in the Paradise Lost , which admit of examination , are those of angels and of man ; of angels good ... For these are thoughts , as he justly remarks , which no observation of character can justify , because no good man ...
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From THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN ( 1631-1700 ) THE CHARACTER OF DRYDEN Of the person of Dryden I know not any account ; of his mind , the portrait which has been left by Congreve , who knew him with great familarity , is such as adds our ...
From THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN ( 1631-1700 ) THE CHARACTER OF DRYDEN Of the person of Dryden I know not any account ; of his mind , the portrait which has been left by Congreve , who knew him with great familarity , is such as adds our ...
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attention to their own character makes them unwilling to utter at hazard what has not been considered , and cannot be recalled . Of Dryden's sluggishness in conversation it is vain to search or to guess the cause .
attention to their own character makes them unwilling to utter at hazard what has not been considered , and cannot be recalled . Of Dryden's sluggishness in conversation it is vain to search or to guess the cause .
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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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