 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 strani
...epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets who have written in the dramatic, epic, or lyric way. This promise was never formally performed; but, with respect to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 strani
...epilogue ne has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatic, epie, or lyric way. This promise was never formally performed; The two parts of "The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 strani
...hetter than myself. But if this incorrect Kssay, written in the country, without the help of hooks, or advice of friends, shall find any acceptance in the world, I promise to myself a hetter success of the Second Part, wherein I shall more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 strani
...Epilogue he has defended hy a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatie, epie, or lyric way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with respect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 strani
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets who have written in the dramatic, epic, or lyric way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with respect... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1882 - 526 strani
...unjustly prefer the French before them. This I intimate, lest any should think me so exceeding vain, as to teach others an art, which they understand much better than myself." But this is more than necessary to clear my modesty in that point: and I am very confident, that there... | |
 | John Dryden - 1889 - 208 strani
...unjustly prefer the French before them. This I intimate, lest any should think me so exceeding vain, as to teach others an art which they understand much better than myself". But this is more than 5 necessary to clear my modesty in that point ; and I am very confident that there... | |
 | John Dryden - 1882 - 526 strani
...unjustly prefer the French before them. This I intimate, lest any should think me so exceeding vain, as to teach others an art, which they understand much better than myself." But this is more than necessary to clear my modesty in that point : and I am very confident, that there... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1882 - 528 strani
...unjustly prefer the French before them. This I intimate, lest any should think me so exceeding vain, as to teach others an art, which they understand much better than myself." But this is more than necessary to clear my modesty in that point : and I am very confident, that there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1895 - 234 strani
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatic, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with respect... | |
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The drift of the ensuing discourse is chiefly to vindicate the honour of our English writers from the censure of those who unjustly prefer the French before them. This I intimate, lest any should think me so exceeding vain, as to teach others an art,... 
