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... Dryden's " Hind and Panther , " in con- junction with Mr. Montague . There is a story of great pain suffered , and of tears shed , on this occasion , by Dryden , who thought it hard that " an old man should be so treated by those to ...
... Dryden's " Hind and Panther , " in con- junction with Mr. Montague . There is a story of great pain suffered , and of tears shed , on this occasion , by Dryden , who thought it hard that " an old man should be so treated by those to ...
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... Dryden , indeed , as a man discountenanced and de- prived , was silent ; but scarcely any other maker of verses omitted to bring his tribute of tuneful sorrow . An emulation of elegy was universal . Maria's praise was not confined to ...
... Dryden , indeed , as a man discountenanced and de- prived , was silent ; but scarcely any other maker of verses omitted to bring his tribute of tuneful sorrow . An emulation of elegy was universal . Maria's praise was not confined to ...
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... any among the successors of Dryden ; he borrows no lucky turns , or com- modious modes of language , from his predecessors . His phra- 2 Johnson's Lives . II . ses are original , but they are sometimes harsh : PRIOR . 17.
... any among the successors of Dryden ; he borrows no lucky turns , or com- modious modes of language , from his predecessors . His phra- 2 Johnson's Lives . II . ses are original , but they are sometimes harsh : PRIOR . 17.
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... Dryden he did not lose ; neither did he increase the difficulty of writing by unnecessary severity , but uses triplets and Alexandripes without scruple . In his preface to " Solomon " he proposes some improvements , by extending the ...
... Dryden he did not lose ; neither did he increase the difficulty of writing by unnecessary severity , but uses triplets and Alexandripes without scruple . In his preface to " Solomon " he proposes some improvements , by extending the ...
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... Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwar- ing . Dryden said , that he never had seen such a first play ; but they found it deficient in some things requisite to the suc- cess of its exhibition , and , by their greater experience , fitted ...
... Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwar- ing . Dryden said , that he never had seen such a first play ; but they found it deficient in some things requisite to the suc- cess of its exhibition , and , by their greater experience , fitted ...
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