John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 92
... English speech and English writing in all their parts began to seem nearly civilized . The Earl of Mul- grave's Essay upon Poetry ( 1682 ) and the Earl of Roscom- mon's Essay on Translated Verse ( 1684 ) , two sensible poems in the ...
... English speech and English writing in all their parts began to seem nearly civilized . The Earl of Mul- grave's Essay upon Poetry ( 1682 ) and the Earl of Roscom- mon's Essay on Translated Verse ( 1684 ) , two sensible poems in the ...
Page 102
... English , have been my masters . " Spenser he considered in a degree the creator of English harmony , and Spenser's fluency seemed to him to the last a glorious marvel . Fluency as such is a quality which cannot be fingered over by a ...
... English , have been my masters . " Spenser he considered in a degree the creator of English harmony , and Spenser's fluency seemed to him to the last a glorious marvel . Fluency as such is a quality which cannot be fingered over by a ...
Page 192
... English Verse " for his Art of English Poetry , to warn against license and to place restrictions on the use of long lines , allowing them only in the following cases : 1. " When they conclude an episode in an Heroic poem . " 2. " When ...
... English Verse " for his Art of English Poetry , to warn against license and to place restrictions on the use of long lines , allowing them only in the following cases : 1. " When they conclude an episode in an Heroic poem . " 2. " When ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
Copyright | |
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