John Dryden, 10. köideOxford University Press, 1987 - 967 pages Dryden's poetry is straightforward, bold, and energetic. He was in the public eye for some forty years, holding positions at court for a long period of time. He was indisputably perceived as the leading writer of his day. He excelled in all the types of writing practiced at the time. He wrote more, and in more genres than anyone. He accumulated to himself (it is a odd distinction) a huge mass of attacks, ranging from the reasoned to the scabrous. Dryden explained his attitudes and intentions in a large number of prologues, epilogues, prefaces, defences, and vindications-thereby quite casually producing the first body of what we now call 'criticism' in English. And yet his life and character remain something of a mystery. |
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Page 47
... fight , And his loud guns speak thick like angry men : It seemed as slaughter had been breathed all night , And Death new pointed his dull dart again . The Dutch too well his mighty conduct knew , And matchless courage , since the ...
... fight , And his loud guns speak thick like angry men : It seemed as slaughter had been breathed all night , And Death new pointed his dull dart again . The Dutch too well his mighty conduct knew , And matchless courage , since the ...
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... fight , Now , not opposed , no longer can pursue : Lasting till heaven had done his courage right , When he had conquered he his weakness knew . He casts a frown on the departing foe , And sighs to see him quit the watery field : His ...
... fight , Now , not opposed , no longer can pursue : Lasting till heaven had done his courage right , When he had conquered he his weakness knew . He casts a frown on the departing foe , And sighs to see him quit the watery field : His ...
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... fight his dread command , That slings afar , and poniards hand to hand , Be banished from the field ; that none shall dare With shortened sword to stab in closer war ; But in fair combat fight with manly strength , Nor push with biting ...
... fight his dread command , That slings afar , and poniards hand to hand , Be banished from the field ; that none shall dare With shortened sword to stab in closer war ; But in fair combat fight with manly strength , Nor push with biting ...
Contents
To John Hoddesdon on his Divine Epigrams I | 1 |
Annus Mirabilis | 23 |
Absalom and Achitophel | 177 |
Copyright | |
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Absalom and Achitophel Aeneas Aeneid Aesacus ancient Arcite Aristotle arms bear beauty behold Ben Jonson betwixt blessed blood breast Caeneus Chaucer Cinyras courser cried crime crown death Dryden e'en earth English eyes fair fame fate father fear fight fire flames force Georgics give goddess gods grace Greek ground hand haste head heart heaven honour Iliad John Dryden Jove kind king labour leave light live lord lover Lucretius maid Metamorphoses mighty mind mortal muse nature never night numbers o'er once Ovid pain Palamon Pindar Pirithous plain play pleased poem poet praise Priam prince pursue queen race rage rest rhyme Roman sacred Satire of Juvenal seas Sejanus sighed sight sire skies soul stood sweet sword tears thee Theseus thou thought translation Twas verse Virgil vows wife wind words youth