John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 158
... close garment about his subject when in truth he only latticed him over with antitheses . He became the acknowledged master of melodic epithet . Yet it would be absurd to imply that his success was merely technical . His authority was ...
... close garment about his subject when in truth he only latticed him over with antitheses . He became the acknowledged master of melodic epithet . Yet it would be absurd to imply that his success was merely technical . His authority was ...
Page 200
... close of night , When Philomel begins her heavenly lay , They cease their mutual spite , Drink in her music with delight , And listening and silent , and silent and listening , and listening and silent obey . It seems now to have been ...
... close of night , When Philomel begins her heavenly lay , They cease their mutual spite , Drink in her music with delight , And listening and silent , and silent and listening , and listening and silent obey . It seems now to have been ...
Page 276
... close acquaintance with Davenant's Gondibert , to borrow from that poem the line ( Canto V , stanza 36 ) And called the monument of vanished minds for Mac Flecknoe : Amidst this monument of vanisht minds . It has been pointed out * that ...
... close acquaintance with Davenant's Gondibert , to borrow from that poem the line ( Canto V , stanza 36 ) And called the monument of vanished minds for Mac Flecknoe : Amidst this monument of vanisht minds . It has been pointed out * that ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
Copyright | |
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Achitophel Alliteration appeared beauty began beginning believed better cadences called century character close composed couplets Cowley criticism death dedication Dryden early edition effect English epigram epilogue Essay expression Fables fire Flecknoe followed French genius give hand harmony heroic important Italy John Johnson kind King known language later learned least less lines live Mac Flecknoe manner master means mind nature never numbers once passage Persius pieces Pindaric plays poem poet poetic poetry Pope praise preface prologue prose readers reason remarked Restoration rhyme satire seems sense song soul sound speaking stanza style sweet things third thou thought translation true turn verse Virgil volume Waller whole writing written wrote