The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, with Notes, Volym 4F. C. and J. Rivington, 1811 |
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... learning of Propertius , especially in his fourth book , more fet out to oftentation ; yet their common practice was to look no further before them than the next line ; whence it will inevitably follow , that they can drive to no ...
... learning of Propertius , especially in his fourth book , more fet out to oftentation ; yet their common practice was to look no further before them than the next line ; whence it will inevitably follow , that they can drive to no ...
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... have all the talents , which are requifite for translation , and that there is fo little praise , and fo fmall encouragement , for fo confiderable a part of learning . CANACE TO MACAREUS , EPIST . XI . THE ARGUMENT 86 PREFACE .
... have all the talents , which are requifite for translation , and that there is fo little praise , and fo fmall encouragement , for fo confiderable a part of learning . CANACE TO MACAREUS , EPIST . XI . THE ARGUMENT 86 PREFACE .
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... learning speak ; She thinks you conjure , when you talk in Greek . And hence ' tis often feen , the fimple fhun The learn'd , and into vile embraces run . Part of my task is done , and part to do : But here ' tis time to reft myself and ...
... learning speak ; She thinks you conjure , when you talk in Greek . And hence ' tis often feen , the fimple fhun The learn'd , and into vile embraces run . Part of my task is done , and part to do : But here ' tis time to reft myself and ...
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... learning ; when thus , as I may fay , before the ufe of the loadstone , or knowledge of the compafs , I was failing in a vaft ocean , without other help than the pole - ftar of the ancients , and the rules of the French stage amongst ...
... learning ; when thus , as I may fay , before the ufe of the loadstone , or knowledge of the compafs , I was failing in a vaft ocean , without other help than the pole - ftar of the ancients , and the rules of the French stage amongst ...
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... learning in every kind , was that of Lorenzo de ' Me- dici , and his fon Leo the Tenth ; wherein painting was revived , and poetry flourished , and the Greek language was restored . Examples in all these are obvious ; but what I would ...
... learning in every kind , was that of Lorenzo de ' Me- dici , and his fon Leo the Tenth ; wherein painting was revived , and poetry flourished , and the Greek language was restored . Examples in all these are obvious ; but what I would ...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing Original Poems ..., Volym 4 John Dryden Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1811 |
The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing Original Poems ..., Volym 4 John Dryden Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1811 |
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Sida 257 - Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not.
Sida 275 - Queen ;" and there I met with that which I had been looking for so long in vain. Spenser had studied Virgil to as much advantage as Milton had done Homer ; and amongst the rest of his excellencies had copied that.
Sida 323 - Scarce can our Fields, such Crowds at Tyburn die, With Hemp the Gallows and the Fleet supply. Propose your Schemes, ye Senatorian Band, Whose Ways and Means support the sinking Land; Lest Ropes be wanting in the tempting Spring, To rig another Convoy for the K[in]g.
Sida 380 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Sida 256 - How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily! but how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms!
Sida 372 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign. Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows...
Sida 31 - But swiftness is the vice I only fear. Yet, if you knew me well, you would not...
Sida 265 - Satire is a kind of poetry, without a series of action, invented for the purging of our minds ; in which human vices, ignorance, and errors, and all things besides, which are produced from them in every man, are severely reprehended...
Sida 380 - Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain, " Think nothing gain'd," he cries, " till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, And all be mine beneath the polar sky.
Sida 83 - To state it fairly; imitation of an author is the most advantageous way for a translator to show himself, but the greatest wrong which can be done to the memory and reputation of the dead.