The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Količina 3Methuen, 1896 |
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... Dryden , having perused these verses , said , ' Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet , ' and that this denunciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden . In 1699 Temple died , and left a legacy with his ...
... Dryden , having perused these verses , said , ' Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet , ' and that this denunciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden . In 1699 Temple died , and left a legacy with his ...
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... Dryden frequented , and pleased himself with having seen him . Dryden died May 1 , 1700 , some days before Pope was twelve ; so early must he therefore have felt the power of harmony and the zeal of genius . Who does not wish that ...
... Dryden frequented , and pleased himself with having seen him . Dryden died May 1 , 1700 , some days before Pope was twelve ; so early must he therefore have felt the power of harmony and the zeal of genius . Who does not wish that ...
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... Dryden's Fables , which had then been not long published , and were much in the hands of poetical readers , he was tempted to try his own skill in giving Chaucer a more fashionable appearance , and put ' January and May , ' and the ...
... Dryden's Fables , which had then been not long published , and were much in the hands of poetical readers , he was tempted to try his own skill in giving Chaucer a more fashionable appearance , and put ' January and May , ' and the ...
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... Dryden had , when he lived , been accustomed to preside . During this period of his life he was indefatigably diligent , and insatiably curious ; wanting health for violent , and money for expensive pleasures , and having certainly ...
... Dryden had , when he lived , been accustomed to preside . During this period of his life he was indefatigably diligent , and insatiably curious ; wanting health for violent , and money for expensive pleasures , and having certainly ...
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... Dryden's Virgil ; and it had been tried again with great success when the Tatlers were collected into volumes . There was reason to believe that Pope's attempt would be successful . He was in the full bloom of reputation , and was ...
... Dryden's Virgil ; and it had been tried again with great success when the Tatlers were collected into volumes . There was reason to believe that Pope's attempt would be successful . He was in the full bloom of reputation , and was ...
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Aaron Hill acquainted Addison afterwards appears attention blank verse Bolingbroke called censure character copy criticism Curll death dedication delight diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad edition Edward Young elegance endeavoured English English poetry Epistle epitaph Essay excellence expected fame father faults favour friendship genius Homer honour hope Iliad Ireland kind King known labour lady language learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax Lyttelton Mallet mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers opinion Orrery passion perhaps persuaded Philips Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed produced published reader reason received reputation rhyme satire says seems Sir George Lyttelton Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift tell Thomson told tragedy translation virtue Walpole Warburton Westminster Abbey Winchester College write written wrote Young