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Page 344
... sometimes grateful to the reader , and sometimes convenient to the poet . Fenton was of opinion that Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his ...
... sometimes grateful to the reader , and sometimes convenient to the poet . Fenton was of opinion that Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his ...
Page 424
... sometimes embellished , and sometimes aggravated , the originals are now partly known , and partly forgotten . But to say that they united the plans of two or three eminent writers , is to give them but a small part of their due praise ...
... sometimes embellished , and sometimes aggravated , the originals are now partly known , and partly forgotten . But to say that they united the plans of two or three eminent writers , is to give them but a small part of their due praise ...
Page 466
... sometimes as the phantom of a vision , sometimes appears half - veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy , and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of reason . She wears a thousand dresses , and in all ...
... sometimes as the phantom of a vision , sometimes appears half - veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy , and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of reason . She wears a thousand dresses , and in all ...
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