John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 36
... less yet clear - cut scenes furnished Dryden with stuff he never failed to make the most of , and could not have embellished had he tried . If Dryden should not be expected to compete with other poets on the score of delicacy in simile ...
... less yet clear - cut scenes furnished Dryden with stuff he never failed to make the most of , and could not have embellished had he tried . If Dryden should not be expected to compete with other poets on the score of delicacy in simile ...
Page 46
... less and less desir- able to state things naïvely ; the circumlocution was cherished ' for its elegance and the antithesis for its effect of 46 JOHN DRYDEN.
... less and less desir- able to state things naïvely ; the circumlocution was cherished ' for its elegance and the antithesis for its effect of 46 JOHN DRYDEN.
Page 248
... less presumptuous car , Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race , With necks in thunder clothed , and long - resounding pace . James Beattie , in a long footnote to his Essay on Poetry and Music as They Affect ...
... less presumptuous car , Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race , With necks in thunder clothed , and long - resounding pace . James Beattie , in a long footnote to his Essay on Poetry and Music as They Affect ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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