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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... verses to her which if it had been Julia , he durft not have owned ; and , befides , an immediate punishment muft have followed . He feems himself more truly to have touched at the cause of his exile in those obscure verfes ; Cur ...
... verses to her which if it had been Julia , he durft not have owned ; and , befides , an immediate punishment muft have followed . He feems himself more truly to have touched at the cause of his exile in those obscure verfes ; Cur ...
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... verses are golden , they are but patched into the garment . But our Poet has always the goal in his eye , which directs him in his race fome beautiful defign , which he first esta- blishes , and then contrives the means , which will na ...
... verses are golden , they are but patched into the garment . But our Poet has always the goal in his eye , which directs him in his race fome beautiful defign , which he first esta- blishes , and then contrives the means , which will na ...
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... verse , exhort to loud alarms : O were my numbers equal to your arms ! Then would I fing the Parthians ' overthrow ; Their fhot averfe fent from a flying bow : The Parthians , who already flying fight , Already give an omen of their ...
... verse , exhort to loud alarms : O were my numbers equal to your arms ! Then would I fing the Parthians ' overthrow ; Their fhot averfe fent from a flying bow : The Parthians , who already flying fight , Already give an omen of their ...
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... verses , than I have feen in any of the moderns , or even of the ancients ; but you have been fparing of the gall , by which means you have pleafed all readers and of- fended none . Donne alone , of all our countrymen , had your talent ...
... verses , than I have feen in any of the moderns , or even of the ancients ; but you have been fparing of the gall , by which means you have pleafed all readers and of- fended none . Donne alone , of all our countrymen , had your talent ...
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... verses , that it cafts a fhadow on all your con- temporaries ; we cannot be feen , or but obfcurely , while you are prefent . You equal Donne in the va- riety , multiplicity , and choice of thoughts ; you ex- cel him in the manner and ...
... verses , that it cafts a fhadow on all your con- temporaries ; we cannot be feen , or but obfcurely , while you are prefent . You equal Donne in the va- riety , multiplicity , and choice of thoughts ; you ex- cel him in the manner and ...
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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.