Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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... English genera- tion must mention with reverence as a critick and a poet . DRYDEN may be properly considered as the father of English criticism , as the writer who first taught us to determine upon principles the merit of composition ...
... English genera- tion must mention with reverence as a critick and a poet . DRYDEN may be properly considered as the father of English criticism , as the writer who first taught us to determine upon principles the merit of composition ...
Page 335
... English poets against the Greek , ought to do it in this manner . Either by yielding to him the greatest part of what he contends for , which consists in this , that the uûlos , i.e. the design and conduct of it , is more conducing in ...
... English poets against the Greek , ought to do it in this manner . Either by yielding to him the greatest part of what he contends for , which consists in this , that the uûlos , i.e. the design and conduct of it , is more conducing in ...
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... English than in the Greek , which must be proved by comparing them , somewhat more equitably than Mr. Rymer has done . ' After all , we need not yield that the English way is less conducing to move pity and terror , because they often ...
... English than in the Greek , which must be proved by comparing them , somewhat more equitably than Mr. Rymer has done . ' After all , we need not yield that the English way is less conducing to move pity and terror , because they often ...
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