The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... Dryden's " Hind and Panther , " in conjunction with Mr. Montague . There is a story + of great pain suffered , and of tears shed , on this occasion , by Dryden , who Martin in the Fields was held at his house , Octo- ber 14 , that year ...
... Dryden's " Hind and Panther , " in conjunction with Mr. Montague . There is a story + of great pain suffered , and of tears shed , on this occasion , by Dryden , who Martin in the Fields was held at his house , Octo- ber 14 , that year ...
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... Dryden had been more accustomed to hostilities than that such ene- mies should break his quiet ; and if we can suppose him vexed , it would be hard to deny him sense enough to conceal his uneasiness . The " City Mouse and Country Mouse ...
... Dryden had been more accustomed to hostilities than that such ene- mies should break his quiet ; and if we can suppose him vexed , it would be hard to deny him sense enough to conceal his uneasiness . The " City Mouse and Country Mouse ...
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... visitations of the muse , no infusions of sentiment or felicities of fancy . His diction , however , is more his own than of any among the successors of Dryden ; he borrows no lucky turns , or commodious modes of language , 22 PRIOR .
... visitations of the muse , no infusions of sentiment or felicities of fancy . His diction , however , is more his own than of any among the successors of Dryden ; he borrows no lucky turns , or commodious modes of language , 22 PRIOR .
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... Dryden he did not lose ; neither did he increase the difficulty of writing by unnecessary severity , but uses triplets and Alexandrines with- out scruple . In his preface to " Solomon " he pro- poses 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 Alexandrines with- out scruple . In his preface to " Solomon " he pro- poses some improvements , by extending the ...
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... Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwaring . Dry- den said , that he never had seen such a first play ; but they found it deficient in some things requisite to the success of its exhibition , and , by their greater experience , fitted ...
... Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwaring . Dry- den said , that he never had seen such a first play ; but they found it deficient in some things requisite to the success of its exhibition , and , by their greater experience , fitted ...
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