John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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Page 178
... song was becoming sing- song . Relations between poets and composers were now the re- verse of what they had been in the time of Henry Lawes . Lawes had been content to subordinate his music to the words ; for him the poetry was the ...
... song was becoming sing- song . Relations between poets and composers were now the re- verse of what they had been in the time of Henry Lawes . Lawes had been content to subordinate his music to the words ; for him the poetry was the ...
Page 180
... songs to date in those " choice " volumes . Dryden's first song had something of the older Caroline manner in that its stanzas were tangled and reflective . It was sung in The Indian Emperor , and began : Ah fading joy , how quickly art ...
... songs to date in those " choice " volumes . Dryden's first song had something of the older Caroline manner in that its stanzas were tangled and reflective . It was sung in The Indian Emperor , and began : Ah fading joy , how quickly art ...
Page 187
... song by the Nereids in Act III begins better than it ends : From the low palace of old father Ocean , Come we in pity your cares to deplore ; Sea - racing dolphins are trained for our motion , Moony tides swelling to roll us ashore ...
... song by the Nereids in Act III begins better than it ends : From the low palace of old father Ocean , Come we in pity your cares to deplore ; Sea - racing dolphins are trained for our motion , Moony tides swelling to roll us ashore ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
Copyright | |
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