Dryden: A SelectionMethuen, 1978 - 632 pages |
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Page 217
... French comedians to London . 46 ' Keeping time ' and ' humouring the cadence ' probably mean accentuating words in a French manner , as Melantha does in Marriage à la Mode . Ben ] Bien 53 Referring to the preparations at the Duke's ...
... French comedians to London . 46 ' Keeping time ' and ' humouring the cadence ' probably mean accentuating words in a French manner , as Melantha does in Marriage à la Mode . Ben ] Bien 53 Referring to the preparations at the Duke's ...
Page 328
... French in his addresses ; but , instead of those , comes pawing upon me , and doing all things so maladroitly . PHILOTIS ' Tis great pity Rhodophil's a married man , that you may not have an honourable intrigue with him . MELANTHA ...
... French in his addresses ; but , instead of those , comes pawing upon me , and doing all things so maladroitly . PHILOTIS ' Tis great pity Rhodophil's a married man , that you may not have an honourable intrigue with him . MELANTHA ...
Page 505
... French differ from us and from the Spaniards is that they do not embarrass or cumber themselves with too much plot ; they only represent so much of a story as will constitute one whole and great action sufficient for a play ; we , who ...
... French differ from us and from the Spaniards is that they do not embarrass or cumber themselves with too much plot ; they only represent so much of a story as will constitute one whole and great action sufficient for a play ; we , who ...
Contents
Upon the Death of the Lord Hastings 37 | 3 |
Heroic Stanzas to the Memory of Oliver Cromwell | 14 |
To Dr Charleton | 28 |
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action ALEXAS Ancients ANTONY appear arms bear beauty better cause characters CLEOPATRA comedy concernment court dear death DOLABELLA DORALICE Dryden English Enter eyes fate father fear fire foes follow force fortune French give hand happy haste hear heart Heav'n honour hope Italy judge kind king laws least leave LEONIDAS less live look lord lost manners means MELANTHA mind move nature never observed once pains PALAMEDE PALMYRA pass passions Persius persons pity play pleased plot poem poet poor praise prince raise reason rest RHODOPHIL rhyme Roman rule satire scene sense side soul speak stage stand sure tell thee things thou thought tragedy translation true turn VENTIDIUS verse virtue wife write young
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