Dryden's PoetryIndiana University Press, 1967 - 354 pages |
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Page 22
... fate foresee , Whose rising pow'r to swift dominion flew . ( 793-96 ) The tragedy of the heroism is that it should have been unnecessary . Just as the alternative to such " baneful industry " is loyalty to a provi- dential order , the ...
... fate foresee , Whose rising pow'r to swift dominion flew . ( 793-96 ) The tragedy of the heroism is that it should have been unnecessary . Just as the alternative to such " baneful industry " is loyalty to a provi- dential order , the ...
Page 32
... fate or fortune in the poetry ( whether or not fate be the original cause for considering history ) , as in that passage describing England's guilt in fomenting re- bellion against the lawful Spanish monarch , Philip II . Our fathers ...
... fate or fortune in the poetry ( whether or not fate be the original cause for considering history ) , as in that passage describing England's guilt in fomenting re- bellion against the lawful Spanish monarch , Philip II . Our fathers ...
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... fate summons , monarchs must obey . No one would wish to part with such lines . Their ponderous , porten- tous aphorism is just right . Equally , no one would argue that they are strikingly imagistic . The lack of strong images and the ...
... fate summons , monarchs must obey . No one would wish to part with such lines . Their ponderous , porten- tous aphorism is just right . Equally , no one would argue that they are strikingly imagistic . The lack of strong images and the ...
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All for Love | 36 |
MacFlecknoe | 77 |
The Return of Monarchy | 81 |
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