John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 85
... plays had first of all to write swiftly ; for " all that is said is supposed to be the effect of sudden thought ; which . . . ad- mits . . . not anything that shows remoteness of thought , or labour in the writer . " He learned to ...
... plays had first of all to write swiftly ; for " all that is said is supposed to be the effect of sudden thought ; which . . . ad- mits . . . not anything that shows remoteness of thought , or labour in the writer . " He learned to ...
Page 139
... play . The epilogue to Fletcher's Pilgrim ( 1700 ) is a none too sober moral recantation following the attacks of Collier ... plays . To his worst foes he leaves his honesty , That they may thrive upon ' t as much as he . He leaves his ...
... play . The epilogue to Fletcher's Pilgrim ( 1700 ) is a none too sober moral recantation following the attacks of Collier ... plays . To his worst foes he leaves his honesty , That they may thrive upon ' t as much as he . He leaves his ...
Page 285
... plays , see titles of the plays ; to other writers ' plays , see under those writers ' names . Epistles- To Congreve , 79 , 118 , 242 , 244 , 245 To the Earl of Roscommon , 68 , 73 , 116-17 , 119 , 242 To Etherege , 118 , 242 To the ...
... plays , see titles of the plays ; to other writers ' plays , see under those writers ' names . Epistles- To Congreve , 79 , 118 , 242 , 244 , 245 To the Earl of Roscommon , 68 , 73 , 116-17 , 119 , 242 To Etherege , 118 , 242 To the ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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