John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 58
... harmony . " This is perhaps the most absolute condemnation which the music of Augustan verse has received . But it is by no means the earliest . Hunt was capping a com- monplace of criticism with his climax . Milton , in his preface to ...
... harmony . " This is perhaps the most absolute condemnation which the music of Augustan verse has received . But it is by no means the earliest . Hunt was capping a com- monplace of criticism with his climax . Milton , in his preface to ...
Page 60
... harmony and rhythm alone . " Dryden , believing always that " versifica- tion and numbers are the greatest pleasures of poetry , ” tended to cherish heroic verse as a musical instrument , and to work for " harmony and rhythm alone ...
... harmony and rhythm alone . " Dryden , believing always that " versifica- tion and numbers are the greatest pleasures of poetry , ” tended to cherish heroic verse as a musical instrument , and to work for " harmony and rhythm alone ...
Page 196
... harmony of Pindaric verse can never be complete ; the cadency of one line must be a rule to that of the next ; and the sound of the former must slide gently into that which follows , with- out leaping from one extreme into another . It ...
... harmony of Pindaric verse can never be complete ; the cadency of one line must be a rule to that of the next ; and the sound of the former must slide gently into that which follows , with- out leaping from one extreme into another . It ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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