Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 4Jones & Company, 1829 |
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Page iii
... better than they have occasion , or ought to do , when their sphere in the drama is considered . And it is peculiar to Dryden ( says Mr. Addison ) to make his personages as wise , witty , elegant , and polite , as himself , That he ...
... better than they have occasion , or ought to do , when their sphere in the drama is considered . And it is peculiar to Dryden ( says Mr. Addison ) to make his personages as wise , witty , elegant , and polite , as himself , That he ...
Page iv
... better in both kinds of the drama , had not the necessity of his circumstances obliged him to comply with the popular taste . He himself , in his Dedication to the Spanish Friar , insinuates as much . " I remem- ber , " says he , " some ...
... better in both kinds of the drama , had not the necessity of his circumstances obliged him to comply with the popular taste . He himself , in his Dedication to the Spanish Friar , insinuates as much . " I remem- ber , " says he , " some ...
Page viii
... better ends our kind Redeemer died , Or the fall'n angels ' rooms will be but ill supplied . That Christ , who at the great deciding day For he declares what he resolves to say ) Will damn the goats for their ill - natured faults , And ...
... better ends our kind Redeemer died , Or the fall'n angels ' rooms will be but ill supplied . That Christ , who at the great deciding day For he declares what he resolves to say ) Will damn the goats for their ill - natured faults , And ...
Page 3
... better defended in the Preface to Gondibert ; and therefore I will hasten to acquaint you with my endeavours in the writing . In general , I will only say , I have never yet seen the description of any naval fight in the proper terms ...
... better defended in the Preface to Gondibert ; and therefore I will hasten to acquaint you with my endeavours in the writing . In general , I will only say , I have never yet seen the description of any naval fight in the proper terms ...
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... better and more profitable employment for your hours , and I wrong the public to detain you longer . In conclusion , I must leave my Poem to you with all its faults , which I hope to find fewer in the printing by your emendations . I ...
... better and more profitable employment for your hours , and I wrong the public to detain you longer . In conclusion , I must leave my Poem to you with all its faults , which I hope to find fewer in the printing by your emendations . I ...
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