 But this hint, thus seasonably given me, first made me sensible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards to seek for the supply of them in other English authors. I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cowley...  Essays - Sida 95efter John Dryden - 1895 - 218 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 sidor
...Engli/h Authors. I look'd over the Darling of my Youth, the famous Ccewley; there I found, inftead of them, the Points of Wit, and Quirks of Epigram, even in the Davideis, an Heroick Poem, which is of an oppofite nature to thofe Puerilities ; but no elegant Turns, either on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...fenfible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards to feek for the fupply of them in other Englifh authors. I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cowley ; there I found, inftead of them, the points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the Davideis, an heroic poem, which... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...fenfible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards to feck for the fupply of them in other Englifh authors. I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cowley ; there I found, inftead of them, the points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the Davideis, aij heroic poem, which... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 sidor
...fenfible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards -to feek for the fupply of them in other Englifh authors. I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cowley; there I found, inftead of them, the points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the Davideis, an heroic poem, which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 390 sidor
...ienf:ble of my own wants, and brought me afterwards to fcek for the fupply of them in-other Englifh authors. I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cowley ; there I found, inftead of them, the points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the Davickis, an heroic pc* m, •which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1130 sidor
...Englifti authors. I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cowley; there I found, inftead of them, the points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the an heroic poem, which is of an oppofite nature ture to thofe puerilities ; but no elegant turns either... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 sidor
...fenfible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards to feek for the fupply of them in other Englifh authors. I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cowley; there I found, inftead of them, the points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the Davideis, an heroic poem, which... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 sidor
...plays ; but they were casual, and not designed. But this hint, thus seasonably given me, first made me sensible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards...wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the DAVIDEIS, a heroick poem, which is of an opposite nature to those puerilities; but no elegant turns, either on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...plays ; but they were casual, and not designed. But this hint, thus seasonably given me, first made me sensible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards...wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the DAVIDEIS, a hcroick poem, which is of an opposite nature to those puerilities; but no elegant turns, either on... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 sidor
...plays ; but they were casual, and not designed. But this hint, thus seasonably given me, first made me sensible of my own wants, and brought me afterwards...I looked over the darling of my youth, the famous Cow ley ; there I found, instead of them, the points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the " Davideis,"... | |
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