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 2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1800 |
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Page 36
... fortune , ) who for those reasons have stopped its farther appearance on the theatre ; and what- soever hindrance it has been to me in point of profit , many of my f friends can bear me witness that I have not once murmured against that ...
... fortune , ) who for those reasons have stopped its farther appearance on the theatre ; and what- soever hindrance it has been to me in point of profit , many of my f friends can bear me witness that I have not once murmured against that ...
Page 40
... fortune to the under - plot of Adrastus , Eurydice , and Creon . →→ The truth is , he miserably failed in the character of his hero ; if he desired that Oedipus should be pitied , he should have made him a better man . He forgot that ...
... fortune to the under - plot of Adrastus , Eurydice , and Creon . →→ The truth is , he miserably failed in the character of his hero ; if he desired that Oedipus should be pitied , he should have made him a better man . He forgot that ...
Page 45
... fortune ; but the eminence of your con- dition in this particular is my unhappiness ; for it renders whatever I would say suspected . Profes- sions of service , submissions , and attendance , are the practice of all men to the great ...
... fortune ; but the eminence of your con- dition in this particular is my unhappiness ; for it renders whatever I would say suspected . Profes- sions of service , submissions , and attendance , are the practice of all men to the great ...
Page 49
... fortune to be graffed on a Roman stock ; ours has the disadvantage to be founded on the Dutch . We are full of monosyllables , and those clogged with consonants ; and our pronunciation is effe- minate all which are enemies to a sounding ...
... fortune to be graffed on a Roman stock ; ours has the disadvantage to be founded on the Dutch . We are full of monosyllables , and those clogged with consonants ; and our pronunciation is effe- minate all which are enemies to a sounding ...
Page 72
... fortune of an unfinished piece ; that is to say , it was damned in private by the advice of some friends to whom I shewed it , who freely told me , that it was an excellent subject , but not so arti- ficially wrought as they could have ...
... fortune of an unfinished piece ; that is to say , it was damned in private by the advice of some friends to whom I shewed it , who freely told me , that it was an excellent subject , but not so arti- ficially wrought as they could have ...
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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