The Poetical Works of John Dryden, 3. köideHenry G. Bohn, 1853 - 524 pages |
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... things which it designs to represent . Wit written is that which is well defined , the happy result of thought , or product of imagination . But to proceed from wit , in the general notion of it , to the proper wit of an heroic or ...
... things which it designs to represent . Wit written is that which is well defined , the happy result of thought , or product of imagination . But to proceed from wit , in the general notion of it , to the proper wit of an heroic or ...
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... things to pray . Like drunken sots about the street we roam : Well knows the sot he has a certain home : Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place , And blunders on , and staggers every pace . Thus all seek happiness ; but few can ...
... things to pray . Like drunken sots about the street we roam : Well knows the sot he has a certain home : Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place , And blunders on , and staggers every pace . Thus all seek happiness ; but few can ...
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... things to say , That he's more wit than any man i ' the play : But of so ill a mingle with the rest , As when a parrot's taught to break a jest . Thus , aiming to be fine , they make a show , As tawdry squires in country churches do .
... things to say , That he's more wit than any man i ' the play : But of so ill a mingle with the rest , As when a parrot's taught to break a jest . Thus , aiming to be fine , they make a show , As tawdry squires in country churches do .
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Upon the Death of Lord Hastings | 1 |
To Charles the Second | 16 |
Satire on the Dutch | 23 |
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