The Poetical Works of DrydenHoughton Mifflin Company, 1950 - 1095 pages |
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Page 505
... Italy . Neither the invention nor the conduct of this great action were owing to Homer or any other poet . ' Tis one thing to copy , and another thing to imitate from nature . The copier is that servile imitator , to whom Hor- ace gives ...
... Italy . Neither the invention nor the conduct of this great action were owing to Homer or any other poet . ' Tis one thing to copy , and another thing to imitate from nature . The copier is that servile imitator , to whom Hor- ace gives ...
Page 507
... Italy . He is surpris'd by the tem- pest describ'd in the beginning of the First Book ; and there it is that the scene of the poem opens , and where the action must commence . He is driven by this storm on the coasts of Afric ; he stays ...
... Italy . He is surpris'd by the tem- pest describ'd in the beginning of the First Book ; and there it is that the scene of the poem opens , and where the action must commence . He is driven by this storm on the coasts of Afric ; he stays ...
Page 654
... Italy ; who dare debate The pow'r of Jove , or fix another fate ? What should I tell of tempests on the main , Of Eolus usurping Neptune's reign ? Of Iris sent , with Bacchanalian heat T ' inspire the matrons , and destroy the fleet ...
... Italy ; who dare debate The pow'r of Jove , or fix another fate ? What should I tell of tempests on the main , Of Eolus usurping Neptune's reign ? Of Iris sent , with Bacchanalian heat T ' inspire the matrons , and destroy the fleet ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH | xvii |
EARLY POEMS | liv |
UPON THE DEATH OF THE LORD | 1 |
Copyright | |
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