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Page 263
In 1 68 1, Dryden became yet more conspicuous by uniting politicks with poetry,
in the memorable satire called Absalom and Achitophel, written against the
faction which, by lord Shaftesbury's incitement, set the duke of Monmouth at its
head.
In 1 68 1, Dryden became yet more conspicuous by uniting politicks with poetry,
in the memorable satire called Absalom and Achitophel, written against the
faction which, by lord Shaftesbury's incitement, set the duke of Monmouth at its
head.
Page 308
Absalom and Achitophel is a work so well known, that particular criticism is
superfluous. If it be considered as a poem political and controversial, it will be
found to comprise all the excellences of which the subject is susceptible ;
acrimony of ...
Absalom and Achitophel is a work so well known, that particular criticism is
superfluous. If it be considered as a poem political and controversial, it will be
found to comprise all the excellences of which the subject is susceptible ;
acrimony of ...
Page 309
The Medal, written upon the same principles with Absalom and Achitophel, but
upon a narrower plan, gives less pleasure, though it discovers equal abilities in
the writer. The superstructure cannot extend beyond the foundation; a single ...
The Medal, written upon the same principles with Absalom and Achitophel, but
upon a narrower plan, gives less pleasure, though it discovers equal abilities in
the writer. The superstructure cannot extend beyond the foundation; a single ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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