John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 120
... Fables . The Palamon and Arcite was preceded by a dedicatory poem to the Duchess of Ormond and was followed by a piece upon which Dryden expended a great deal of effort and of which he was justly proud : To My Honored Kinsman , John ...
... Fables . The Palamon and Arcite was preceded by a dedicatory poem to the Duchess of Ormond and was followed by a piece upon which Dryden expended a great deal of effort and of which he was justly proud : To My Honored Kinsman , John ...
Page 239
... Fables ap- peared in Dublin in 1741 and 1753 , while Glasgow supported two volumes of Original Poems in 1756 , 1770 , 1773 , 1775 , and 1776 , the last time in company with the Fables . Samuel Derrick in 1760 and 1767 produced for the ...
... Fables ap- peared in Dublin in 1741 and 1753 , while Glasgow supported two volumes of Original Poems in 1756 , 1770 , 1773 , 1775 , and 1776 , the last time in company with the Fables . Samuel Derrick in 1760 and 1767 produced for the ...
Page 241
... Fables were well known to the writers of the Spectator and Tatler , and even Swift per- mitted himself to quote them . They were freshly issued in 1713 , 1721 , 1734 , 1737 , 1741 , 1742 , 1745 , 1755 , 1771 , 1773 , 1774 , and with ...
... Fables were well known to the writers of the Spectator and Tatler , and even Swift per- mitted himself to quote them . They were freshly issued in 1713 , 1721 , 1734 , 1737 , 1741 , 1742 , 1745 , 1755 , 1771 , 1773 , 1774 , and with ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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