John Dryden; a Critical BiographyRussell & Russell, 1969 - 240 sivua |
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Sivu 183
... Virgil were unfavourable to him , but being short of money he was obliged to accept them . The bargain had been sealed , as was the custom , over a glass in a tavern , and Con- greve was present ; but Tonson was slow at paying , and ...
... Virgil were unfavourable to him , but being short of money he was obliged to accept them . The bargain had been sealed , as was the custom , over a glass in a tavern , and Con- greve was present ; but Tonson was slow at paying , and ...
Sivu 194
... Virgil , it can only be said that , in spite of faults and inequalities , it has become an English classic . The Pastorals are perhaps the least successful , for there Dryden's characteristic rapidity and strength are out of place ; the ...
... Virgil , it can only be said that , in spite of faults and inequalities , it has become an English classic . The Pastorals are perhaps the least successful , for there Dryden's characteristic rapidity and strength are out of place ; the ...
Sivu 202
... Virgil -not , however , for purely poetic or technical reasons , but because he finds that where Virgil " was of a quiet , sedate temper , Homer was violent , impetuous and full of fire " . And therefore , calmly adds Dryden aged 67 ...
... Virgil -not , however , for purely poetic or technical reasons , but because he finds that where Virgil " was of a quiet , sedate temper , Homer was violent , impetuous and full of fire " . And therefore , calmly adds Dryden aged 67 ...
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