The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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Pagina 5
... Dryden perfected it . " He has given specimens of various compositions , descriptive , ludicrous , didactick , and sublime . He appears to have had , in common with almost all mankind , the ambition of being , upon proper occasions , a ...
... Dryden perfected it . " He has given specimens of various compositions , descriptive , ludicrous , didactick , and sublime . He appears to have had , in common with almost all mankind , the ambition of being , upon proper occasions , a ...
Pagina 7
... as will not bear a rigorous inquiry . The four verses , which , since Dryden has com- d By Garth , in his poem on Claremont : and by Pope , in his Windsor Forest . mended them , almost every writer for a century past 7 DENHAM.
... as will not bear a rigorous inquiry . The four verses , which , since Dryden has com- d By Garth , in his poem on Claremont : and by Pope , in his Windsor Forest . mended them , almost every writer for a century past 7 DENHAM.
Pagina 9
... Dryden to please better . His poetical imitation of Tully on Old Age has neither the clearness of prose , nor the sprightliness of poetry . The " strength of Denham , " which Pope so em- phatically mentions , is to be found in many ...
... Dryden to please better . His poetical imitation of Tully on Old Age has neither the clearness of prose , nor the sprightliness of poetry . The " strength of Denham , " which Pope so em- phatically mentions , is to be found in many ...
Pagina 98
... Dryden petulantly and inde- cently denies the heroism of Adam , because he was overcome ; but there is no reason why the hero should not be unfortunate , except established prac- tice , since success and virtue do not go necessarily ...
... Dryden petulantly and inde- cently denies the heroism of Adam , because he was overcome ; but there is no reason why the hero should not be unfortunate , except established prac- tice , since success and virtue do not go necessarily ...
Pagina 101
... Dryden expresses it , " through the spectacles of books ; " and , on most occasions , calls learning to his assistance . The gar- den of Eden brings to his mind the vale of Enna , where Proserpine was gathering flowers . Satan makes his ...
... Dryden expresses it , " through the spectacles of books ; " and , on most occasions , calls learning to his assistance . The gar- den of Eden brings to his mind the vale of Enna , where Proserpine was gathering flowers . Satan makes his ...
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