Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1977 - 461 pagina's |
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Pagina 273
... Dryden dying on the Wednesday morning , Dr. Thomas Sprat , then bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster , sent the next day to the lady Elizabeth Howard , Mr. Dryden's widow , that he would make a present of the ground , which was ...
... Dryden dying on the Wednesday morning , Dr. Thomas Sprat , then bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster , sent the next day to the lady Elizabeth Howard , Mr. Dryden's widow , that he would make a present of the ground , which was ...
Pagina 275
... Dryden wrote a handsome letter to the lord Jefferies , who returned it with this cool answer , “ That he knew nothing of the matter , and would be troubled no more about it . " He then addressed the lord Halifax and the bishop of ...
... Dryden wrote a handsome letter to the lord Jefferies , who returned it with this cool answer , “ That he knew nothing of the matter , and would be troubled no more about it . " He then addressed the lord Halifax and the bishop of ...
Pagina 331
... Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his readiness in finding them ; but he is sometimes open to objection . It is the common practice of our poets ...
... Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his readiness in finding them ; but he is sometimes open to objection . It is the common practice of our poets ...
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