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, Volume 1, Issue 2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1800 - English prose literature |
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... Virgil's PASTORALS to Hugh , Lord Clifford Dedication of the GEORGICKS of Virgil to Philip Stanhope , the second Earl of Chester- field . Page 71 227 269 291 353 391 . * 405 Discourse on EPICK POETRY ; addressed to John Sheffield ...
... Virgil's PASTORALS to Hugh , Lord Clifford Dedication of the GEORGICKS of Virgil to Philip Stanhope , the second Earl of Chester- field . Page 71 227 269 291 353 391 . * 405 Discourse on EPICK POETRY ; addressed to John Sheffield ...
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... Virgil , has mentioned the kindness of the Archbishop's son , Gilbert Dolben , Esq . in giving him the various editions of that author . 7 The person meant was Robert Morgan , who was elected with Charles Dryden into the college of ...
... Virgil , has mentioned the kindness of the Archbishop's son , Gilbert Dolben , Esq . in giving him the various editions of that author . 7 The person meant was Robert Morgan , who was elected with Charles Dryden into the college of ...
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... Virgil's Eneids : and I care not who translates them beside me , for let him be friend or foe , I will please myself , and not give off in con- sideration of any man . There will be forty lines more of Virgil in another place , to ...
... Virgil's Eneids : and I care not who translates them beside me , for let him be friend or foe , I will please myself , and not give off in con- sideration of any man . There will be forty lines more of Virgil in another place , to ...
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... Virgil , the little which I can perform will shew at least , that no man is fit to write after him , in a barbarous , modern tongue . Neither will his machines be of any service to a christian poet . We see how ineffectually they have ...
... Virgil , the little which I can perform will shew at least , that no man is fit to write after him , in a barbarous , modern tongue . Neither will his machines be of any service to a christian poet . We see how ineffectually they have ...
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... Virgil thorough me ; only the same trick play'd over again by a bung- ling juggler ? Boileau has well observed , that it is an easie matter in a christian poem , for God to bring the Devil to reason . I think I have given a better hint ...
... Virgil thorough me ; only the same trick play'd over again by a bung- ling juggler ? Boileau has well observed , that it is an easie matter in a christian poem , for God to bring the Devil to reason . I think I have given a better hint ...
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