The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected: with Notes and Illustrations; an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Grounded on Original and Authentick Documents; and a Collection of His Letters, the Greater Part of which Has Never Before Been Published, Količina 2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1800 |
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Stran 14
... Plutarch , Appian , and Dion Cassius would give me leave ; the like I have observed in Cleopatra . That which is wanting to work up the pity to a greater height , was not afforded me by the story ; for the crimes of love which they both ...
... Plutarch , Appian , and Dion Cassius would give me leave ; the like I have observed in Cleopatra . That which is wanting to work up the pity to a greater height , was not afforded me by the story ; for the crimes of love which they both ...
Stran 84
... Plutarch himself , were he now alive , could have found a Greek or Roman to have compared to him in that eminent virtue of his clemency ; even his enemies must acknowledge it to be superlative , because they live by it . Far be it from ...
... Plutarch himself , were he now alive , could have found a Greek or Roman to have compared to him in that eminent virtue of his clemency ; even his enemies must acknowledge it to be superlative , because they live by it . Far be it from ...
Stran 228
... Plutarch and Poly- bius with the same character of baseness and cowardice , which are here described in the last attempt of Cleomenes . They may thank me , if they please , for this indulgence ; for no French poet would have allowed ...
... Plutarch and Poly- bius with the same character of baseness and cowardice , which are here described in the last attempt of Cleomenes . They may thank me , if they please , for this indulgence ; for no French poet would have allowed ...
Stran 231
... Plutarch by my learned friend , Mr. Creech ; to whom the world has been indebted for his excellent version of Lucretius , and I particularly obliged in his translation of 3 In Act iii . sc . 1 . Horace . We daily expect Manilius from ...
... Plutarch by my learned friend , Mr. Creech ; to whom the world has been indebted for his excellent version of Lucretius , and I particularly obliged in his translation of 3 In Act iii . sc . 1 . Horace . We daily expect Manilius from ...
Stran 232
... Plutarch : you will find him particularly fond of Cleomenes his character , who , as he was the last of the Spartan heroes , so he was , in my opinion , the greatest . Even his enemy , Polybius , though engaged in the contrary faction ...
... Plutarch : you will find him particularly fond of Cleomenes his character , who , as he was the last of the Spartan heroes , so he was , in my opinion , the greatest . Even his enemy , Polybius , though engaged in the contrary faction ...
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ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL acted action afterwards ALBION AND ALBANIUS amongst answer appears betwixt Bishop called catholick cause character church of England Cleomenes commendation confess conscience criticks crown death DEDICATION discourse dispute Dryden Duchess Duchess of York Duke of Guise Earl Elkanah Settle endeavour enemies English errours father favour fortune French friends give Henry the Third honour JOHN DRYDEN judge judgment King King of Navarre King's Lady lawful League learned least libel lived Lord Lord Rochester Lordship Majesty matter mean musick nature never observed opera opinion papists parallel parliament party person play pleased Plutarch poem poet poetry Pope popish Popish Plot praise Preface pretended prince protestant publick reader reason rebellion religion Roman Rome royal satire says scripture Shaftesbury shew supposed tell theatre thing thought tion tragedy Trajan translated true verses virtue words write written