Dramatic EssaysJ.M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1928 - 299 pages |
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Page 203
... leaves him obscure ; he leaves him prose where he found him verse ; and no better than thus has Ovid been served by the ... leave a further satire on their wit till I have a better opportunity to show how much I love and honour them . I ...
... leaves him obscure ; he leaves him prose where he found him verse ; and no better than thus has Ovid been served by the ... leave a further satire on their wit till I have a better opportunity to show how much I love and honour them . I ...
Page 251
... . But as Virgil propounds a riddle , which he leaves unsolved- Dic , quibus in terris , inscripti nomina regum Nascantur flores , et Phyllida solus habeto- so I will give your Lordship another , and leave Virgil and the Æneid 251.
... . But as Virgil propounds a riddle , which he leaves unsolved- Dic , quibus in terris , inscripti nomina regum Nascantur flores , et Phyllida solus habeto- so I will give your Lordship another , and leave Virgil and the Æneid 251.
Page 252
... leave me at liberty to make my thoughts public . In the meantime , that I may arrogate nothing to myself , I must acknowledge that Virgil in Latin , and Spenser in English , have been my masters . Spenser has also given me the boldness ...
... leave me at liberty to make my thoughts public . In the meantime , that I may arrogate nothing to myself , I must acknowledge that Virgil in Latin , and Spenser in English , have been my masters . Spenser has also given me the boldness ...
Contents
EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES Lord | 1 |
A DEFENCE OF AN ESSAY OF DRAMATIC POESY | 60 |
ON COMEDY Farce and TRAGEDY | 77 |
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