The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their WorkR. Dodsley, 1795 - 536 pagina's |
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... Dryden's works in wrong years . I have followed Langbaine , as the best authori- ty for his plays ; and if I fhall hereafter ob- tain a more correct chronology , will pub- lifh it ; but I do not yet know that my ac- count is erroneous ...
... Dryden's works in wrong years . I have followed Langbaine , as the best authori- ty for his plays ; and if I fhall hereafter ob- tain a more correct chronology , will pub- lifh it ; but I do not yet know that my ac- count is erroneous ...
Pagina 81
... Dryden relates , he confeffed himself indebted for the fmoothness of his numbers , and , by his own nicety of ob- servation , he had already formed such a system of metrical harmony as he never afterwards much needed , or much ...
... Dryden relates , he confeffed himself indebted for the fmoothness of his numbers , and , by his own nicety of ob- servation , he had already formed such a system of metrical harmony as he never afterwards much needed , or much ...
Pagina 103
... Dryden and Sprat wrote on the fame occafion ; but they were young men , truggling into notice , and hoping for fome favour from the ruling party . Waller had little to expect : he had received nothing but his pardon from Cromwel , and ...
... Dryden and Sprat wrote on the fame occafion ; but they were young men , truggling into notice , and hoping for fome favour from the ruling party . Waller had little to expect : he had received nothing but his pardon from Cromwel , and ...
Pagina 216
... Dryden expreffes it , through the fpectacles of books ; and on moft occafions calls learning to his affiftance . The garden of Eden brings to his mind the vale of Enna , where Proferpine was gathering flowers . Sa- tan makes his way ...
... Dryden expreffes it , through the fpectacles of books ; and on moft occafions calls learning to his affiftance . The garden of Eden brings to his mind the vale of Enna , where Proferpine was gathering flowers . Sa- tan makes his way ...
Pagina 225
... Dryden remarks , that Milton has fome flats among his elevations . This is only to say that all the parts are not equal . In every work one part must be for the fake of others ; a pa- lace must have paffages ; a poem must have ...
... Dryden remarks , that Milton has fome flats among his elevations . This is only to say that all the parts are not equal . In every work one part must be for the fake of others ; a pa- lace must have paffages ; a poem must have ...
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The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson Volledige weergave - 1790 |
The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work Samuel Johnson Volledige weergave - 1795 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 372 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike; Alike...
Pagina 188 - We know that they never drove a field, and that they had no flocks to batten; and though it be allowed that the representation may be allegorical, the true meaning is so uncertain and remote, that it is never sought because it cannot be known when it is found.
Pagina 137 - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Pagina 181 - To be of no Church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by Faith and Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example.
Pagina 299 - Of him that knows much it is natural to suppose that he has read with diligence; yet I rather believe that the knowledge of Dryden was gleaned from accidental intelligence and various conversation; by a quick apprehension, a judicious selection, and a happy memory, a keen appetite of knowledge, and a powerful digestion...
Pagina 483 - James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ? I am disappointed by that stroke of death which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.
Pagina 316 - Or, shipwreck'd, labour to some distant shore ; Or, in dark churches, walk among the dead : They wake with horror, and dare sleep no more.
Pagina 20 - Yet great labour directed by great abilities is never wholly lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits, they likewise sometimes struck out unexpected truth ; if their conceits were far-fetched, they were often worth the carriage. To write on their plan, it was at least necessary to read and think.
Pagina 172 - ... read for pleasure or accomplishment, and who buy the numerous products of modern typography, the number was then comparatively small. To prove the paucity of readers, it may be sufficient to remark, that the nation had been satisfied from 1623 to 1664, that is, forty-one years, with only two editions of the works of Shakspeare, which probably did not together make one thousand copies.
Pagina 323 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began : When Nature underneath a heap of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high. Arise ye more than dead. Then cold and hot, and moist and dry, In order to their stations leap, And music's power obey. From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man.