The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volume 2C. Bathurst ... [and 34 others], 1783 Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. |
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Pagina 7
... tragedies , He then joined with Sir Robert Howard in the Indian Queen , a tragedy in rhyme . The parts which either of them wrote are not diftinguished . B 4 The The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a DRYDEN . 7.
... tragedies , He then joined with Sir Robert Howard in the Indian Queen , a tragedy in rhyme . The parts which either of them wrote are not diftinguished . B 4 The The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a DRYDEN . 7.
Pagina 8
... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote , only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his dexterity of verfification he was more likely to excel others in rhyme than without it , very readily adopted his master's ...
... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote , only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his dexterity of verfification he was more likely to excel others in rhyme than without it , very readily adopted his master's ...
Pagina 14
... wrote upon the play and the dedication fuch criticifm as malig- nant impatience could pour out in haste . " He's Of Settle he gives this character . an animal of a moft deplored understand- ing , without converfation . His being " in a ...
... wrote upon the play and the dedication fuch criticifm as malig- nant impatience could pour out in haste . " He's Of Settle he gives this character . an animal of a moft deplored understand- ing , without converfation . His being " in a ...
Pagina 28
... thou art not content to steal from others , " but doft rob thy poor wretched felf too . " Now was Settle's time to take his revenge . He wrote a vindication of his own lines ; and , and , if he is forced to yield any thing 28 DRYDEN .
... thou art not content to steal from others , " but doft rob thy poor wretched felf too . " Now was Settle's time to take his revenge . He wrote a vindication of his own lines ; and , and , if he is forced to yield any thing 28 DRYDEN .
Pagina 43
... wrote for himself ; the reft were given to the people . It is by univerfal consent ac- counted the work in which he has admitted the fewest improprieties of ftyle or charac- ter ; but it has one fault equal to many , though rather moral ...
... wrote for himself ; the reft were given to the people . It is by univerfal consent ac- counted the work in which he has admitted the fewest improprieties of ftyle or charac- ter ; but it has one fault equal to many , though rather moral ...
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