Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - 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 thought it hard that an old man should be so treated by those to whom he had ...
... 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 thought it hard that an old man should be so treated by those to whom he had ...
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... Dryden ; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope . In acquired knowledge , the superiority must be allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastick , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ...
... Dryden ; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope . In acquired knowledge , the superiority must be allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastick , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ...
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... Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it must be said , that if he has brighter paragraphs , he has not better poems . Dryden's performances were always hasty , either excited ...
... Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it must be said , that if he has brighter paragraphs , he has not better poems . Dryden's performances were always hasty , either excited ...
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