The Critical Works of John Dennis, 2. köideJohns Hopkins Press, 1964 |
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... Poet . I now , Sir , come to the Second Point , concerning which we differ . You are pleas'd to affirm , That it is not necessary , that an Epick Poem should end happily , with relation to the Principal Character , but that the Poets ...
... Poet . I now , Sir , come to the Second Point , concerning which we differ . You are pleas'd to affirm , That it is not necessary , that an Epick Poem should end happily , with relation to the Principal Character , but that the Poets ...
Page 195
... Poet . I fancy , Sir John , that you are an utter Stranger to the Works of that great Poet , or sure you could never affirm in Contempt of his Authority , what you assert at the end of this Paragraph , that a Dramatick Work can never be ...
... Poet . I fancy , Sir John , that you are an utter Stranger to the Works of that great Poet , or sure you could never affirm in Contempt of his Authority , what you assert at the end of this Paragraph , that a Dramatick Work can never be ...
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... Poet's Name , Who neither knows , nor would observe a Rule ; And chuses to be ignorant and proud , Rather than own ... Poet , for the Attainment of Sovereign Beauty ; when- ever it may happen , by very great Chance , that Sovereign ...
... Poet's Name , Who neither knows , nor would observe a Rule ; And chuses to be ignorant and proud , Rather than own ... Poet , for the Attainment of Sovereign Beauty ; when- ever it may happen , by very great Chance , that Sovereign ...
Contents
Introduction | vii |
An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespear 1712 | 1 |
To the Spectator on Poetical Justice 1712 | 18 |
Copyright | |
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