John Dryden: A Critical BiographySylvan Press, 1954 - 240 sivua |
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... Reason was giv'n to curb our headstrong will , Reason but shows a weak physician's skill : Gives nothing while the ranging fit does last , But stays to cure it when the worst is past . Equally certain is it that these two plays are ...
... Reason was giv'n to curb our headstrong will , Reason but shows a weak physician's skill : Gives nothing while the ranging fit does last , But stays to cure it when the worst is past . Equally certain is it that these two plays are ...
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... Reason to the soul ; and , as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky , Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent , not to assure our doubtful way , But guide us upward to a better day . And as those nightly ...
... Reason to the soul ; and , as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky , Not light us here ; so Reason's glimmering ray Was lent , not to assure our doubtful way , But guide us upward to a better day . And as those nightly ...
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... reason to prefer him to 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 ...
... reason to prefer him to 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 ...
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