Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 187
... play he takes care to let the reader know that it was " contrived and written " in seven weeks . Want of time was often his excuse , or perhaps shortness of time was his private boast in the form of an apology . It was written before ...
... play he takes care to let the reader know that it was " contrived and written " in seven weeks . Want of time was often his excuse , or perhaps shortness of time was his private boast in the form of an apology . It was written before ...
Page 198
... play is written in rhyme , and has the appearance of being the most elaborate of all the dramas . The personages are imperial ; but the dialogue is often domestic , and therefore susceptible of sentiments accommodated to familiar ...
... play is written in rhyme , and has the appearance of being the most elaborate of all the dramas . The personages are imperial ; but the dialogue is often domestic , and therefore susceptible of sentiments accommodated to familiar ...
Page 291
... play pleased the critics , and the critics only . It was , as Addison has recorded , hardly heard the third night . Smith had indeed trusted entirely to his merit , had insured no band of applauders , nor used any artifice to force ...
... play pleased the critics , and the critics only . It was , as Addison has recorded , hardly heard the third night . Smith had indeed trusted entirely to his merit , had insured no band of applauders , nor used any artifice to force ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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