 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for whom it was intended,...was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more 'happily, perhaps more... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is-not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for whom it was intended,...was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps more... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for whom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. ]f ' I had railed, I might have fuftered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 398 sidor
...charafter of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem: it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for whom it was 'intended,...was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had raikd, I might have fuffeml for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 sidor
...in my opinion, worth the whole poem: it i< not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for *hom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps more,dextroufly.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 sidor
...charafter of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for whom it was intended,...was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps more... | |
 | 1797 - 522 sidor
...the reader would be kir.d enough to think it belongs to me. The character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : 'tis not bloody,...was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuiferedforit juftly; butlmaruged mine own works more happily, perhaps more dexteroufly.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...character of Zimri,9 in my ABSALOM, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough; and he for whom it was intended was too witty to resent it as an injury.1 If I had railed, I might have * George Villiers, the second Duke of Buckingham.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...character of Zimri,v in my ABSALOM, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough ; and he for whom it was intended was too witty to resent it as an injury.* If I had railed, I might have ' George Villiers, the second Duke of Buckingham.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 sidor
...character of Zimri in my ' Absalom,' is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough ; and he, for whom it was intended, was too witty to resent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have suffered for it justly ; but I managed my own... | |
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Absalom is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem: it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough; and he, for whom it was intended, was too witty to resent it as an injury. 
