The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 269
... Dryden's opinion the best critic in the nation . He was not , however , merely a critic or a scho- lar , but a man of fashion ; and , as Dennis remarks , ostentatiously splendid in his dress . He was like- wise a member of parliament ...
... Dryden's opinion the best critic in the nation . He was not , however , merely a critic or a scho- lar , but a man of fashion ; and , as Dennis remarks , ostentatiously splendid in his dress . He was like- wise a member of parliament ...
Page 270
... Dryden honoured with a Preface . Esculapius , or the Hospital of Fools , " published after his death . " A Collection of Letters and Poems , amorous and gallant , " was published in the volumes called Dryden's Miscellany ... DRYDEN . DRYDEN.
... Dryden honoured with a Preface . Esculapius , or the Hospital of Fools , " published after his death . " A Collection of Letters and Poems , amorous and gallant , " was published in the volumes called Dryden's Miscellany ... DRYDEN . DRYDEN.
Page 271
... Dryden's monument says only natus 1632. See Malone's Life of Dryden , prefixed to his " Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works , " p . 5 , note.-C. + Of Cumberland . Ibid . p . 10.-C. Mr. Malone has furnished us with a detailed account ...
... Dryden's monument says only natus 1632. See Malone's Life of Dryden , prefixed to his " Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works , " p . 5 , note.-C. + Of Cumberland . Ibid . p . 10.-C. Mr. Malone has furnished us with a detailed account ...
Page 272
... Dryden was prefixed to a very beautiful and correct edition of Dryden's Miscellanies , published by the Tonsons in 1760 , 4 vols . 8vo . Derrick's part , however , was poorly ex- ecuted , and the edition never became popular . - C . He ...
... Dryden was prefixed to a very beautiful and correct edition of Dryden's Miscellanies , published by the Tonsons in 1760 , 4 vols . 8vo . Derrick's part , however , was poorly ex- ecuted , and the edition never became popular . - C . He ...
Page 273
... Dryden , like the other panegyrists of usurpation , changed his opi- nion , or his profession , and published " ASTREA REDUX , a Poem on the happy Restoration and Re- turn of his most sacred Majesty King Charles the Second . " The ...
... Dryden , like the other panegyrists of usurpation , changed his opi- nion , or his profession , and published " ASTREA REDUX , a Poem on the happy Restoration and Re- turn of his most sacred Majesty King Charles the Second . " The ...
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