The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - English poetry |
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... Charles the First and Second , the mastership of the Savoy ; " but he lost it , " says Wood , " by certain persons ... Dryden , who went with Mr. Sprat to the first ex- hibition , related to Mr. Dennis , " That , when they told Cowley ...
... Charles the First and Second , the mastership of the Savoy ; " but he lost it , " says Wood , " by certain persons ... Dryden , who went with Mr. Sprat to the first ex- hibition , related to Mr. Dennis , " That , when they told Cowley ...
Page 141
... Charles's reign : Unhappy Dryden ! in all Charles's days , Roscommon only boasts unspotted lays . His great work is his " Essay on Translated Verse ROSCOMMON . 141.
... Charles's reign : Unhappy Dryden ! in all Charles's days , Roscommon only boasts unspotted lays . His great work is his " Essay on Translated Verse ROSCOMMON . 141.
Page 143
... Dryden . In return , succeeding poets have borrowed from Roscommon . In the verses on the Lap - dog , the pronouns ... Charles Cotterel , has given the history . " Lord Roscommon , " says she , " is certainly one of the most promising ...
... Dryden . In return , succeeding poets have borrowed from Roscommon . In the verses on the Lap - dog , the pronouns ... Charles Cotterel , has given the history . " Lord Roscommon , " says she , " is certainly one of the most promising ...
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... Dryden and Sprat wrote on the same occasion ; but they were young men , struggling into notice , and hoping for some ... Charles the Second . It is not possible to read , without some contempt and indigna- tion , poems of the same Author , ...
... Dryden and Sprat wrote on the same occasion ; but they were young men , struggling into notice , and hoping for some ... Charles the Second . It is not possible to read , without some contempt and indigna- tion , poems of the same Author , ...
Page 208
... Dryden , like the other panegyrists of usurpation , changed his opinion , or his pro- fession , and published " ASTREA REDUX , a Poem on the happy Restoration and Return of his most sacred Majesty King Charles the Second . " The ...
... Dryden , like the other panegyrists of usurpation , changed his opinion , or his pro- fession , and published " ASTREA REDUX , a Poem on the happy Restoration and Return of his most sacred Majesty King Charles the Second . " The ...
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