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... means so totally devoid of merit as Dryden's satire implies , are far be- low Jonson's in quality ( the mantle did not quite fit ) , and make generous use of the kind of bawdy dialogue suggested by Dryden in line 181 ( where " selling ...
... means so totally devoid of merit as Dryden's satire implies , are far be- low Jonson's in quality ( the mantle did not quite fit ) , and make generous use of the kind of bawdy dialogue suggested by Dryden in line 181 ( where " selling ...
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... means Englishman ; King David ( 488 ) , or the Lord's anointed ( 503 ) , is Charles II ; and to thee ( 494 ) means " compared to thee . " In all other respects the attack is perfectly lucid , and among the best of its kind Dryden ever ...
... means Englishman ; King David ( 488 ) , or the Lord's anointed ( 503 ) , is Charles II ; and to thee ( 494 ) means " compared to thee . " In all other respects the attack is perfectly lucid , and among the best of its kind Dryden ever ...
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... means studying reality , as a scientist or philosopher might ; and wit , besides its usual meaning , connotes also " works of the imagination " ( such as plays ) . Thus the theater sets before scholars an image of man , the little world ...
... means studying reality , as a scientist or philosopher might ; and wit , besides its usual meaning , connotes also " works of the imagination " ( such as plays ) . Thus the theater sets before scholars an image of man , the little world ...
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