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Pagina 5
Denham and Waller , ” says Prior , “ improved our versification , and 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 ...
Denham and Waller , ” says Prior , “ improved our versification , and 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 ...
Pagina 7
... not bear a rigorous inquiry . The four verses , which , since Dryden has comd
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.
... not bear a rigorous inquiry . The four verses , which , since Dryden has comd
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
His versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught 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 ...
His versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught 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 ...
Pagina 101
He saw nature , as Dryden expresses it , “ through the spectacles of books ; ” and
, on most occasions , calls learning to his assistance . The garden of Eden brings
to his mind the vale of Enna , where Proserpine was gathering flowers .
He saw nature , as Dryden expresses it , “ through the spectacles of books ; ” and
, on most occasions , calls learning to his assistance . The garden of Eden brings
to his mind the vale of Enna , where Proserpine was gathering flowers .
Pagina 126
... of different professions . What series of events he would have formed , or in
what manner he would have rewarded or punished his hero , it is now vain to
conjecture . His work must have had , as it seems , the defect which Dryden
imputes to ...
... of different professions . What series of events he would have formed , or in
what manner he would have rewarded or punished his hero , it is now vain to
conjecture . His work must have had , as it seems , the defect which Dryden
imputes to ...
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| Titolo | The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autore | Samuel Johnson |
| Editore | Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Indiana University |
| Digitalizzato | 30 gen 2009 |
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