John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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... speak a language Consisting less in words and more in things : A language not affecting ancient times , Nor Latin ... speaking of ancient Greece , Then Sophocles with Socrates did sit , Supreme in wisdom one , and one in wit ; And wit ...
... speak a language Consisting less in words and more in things : A language not affecting ancient times , Nor Latin ... speaking of ancient Greece , Then Sophocles with Socrates did sit , Supreme in wisdom one , and one in wit ; And wit ...
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... speak directly and easily yet with dignity . He was more than a believer in mere variety of accent , though he stressed ... speaking voice . Someone seems actually to be reciting Absalom and Achitophel : / Others thought kings an useless ...
... speak directly and easily yet with dignity . He was more than a believer in mere variety of accent , though he stressed ... speaking voice . Someone seems actually to be reciting Absalom and Achitophel : / Others thought kings an useless ...
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... speaking with an honest voice if not always an honest demand heart . The most speaking lines in the last passage quoted are the two which close their respective triplets . Dryden's triplets and Alexandrines have been sources of worry to ...
... speaking with an honest voice if not always an honest demand heart . The most speaking lines in the last passage quoted are the two which close their respective triplets . Dryden's triplets and Alexandrines have been sources of worry to ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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