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" is totally free from disproportion of parts and features, cannot be ridiculed by an overcharged resemblance. From his prose, however, Dryden derives only his accidental and secondary praise ; the veneration with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator... "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ... - Page 272
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...overcharged refemblance. From his profe however, Dryden denrives only his accidental and fecondary .praife; the veneration -with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator •of Engliih Literature, is paid to him as he refined the language, improved the fentiments, and tuned the...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 61

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...; * the veneration, continues he, with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator of Engliih Literature, is paid to him as he refined the language, improved the fentiments, and tuned the numbers of Engliih Poeiry. ' After about half a century of forced thoughts,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 61

1780 - 596 pages
...' the »ei.f. .ion. continues he, with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator of hnglifh Literature, is paid to him as he refined the language, improved the fentiments, and tuned the numbers of Englilh Poetry. « After about Haifa century of forced thoughts,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...overcharged refemblance. From his profe however, Dryden derives only his accidental and fecondary praife; the veneration .with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator of Englifh Literature, is paid to him as he refined the language, improved the fentiments, and tuned the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...overeharged refemblance. From his profe. however, Dryden derives only his accidental and fecondary praife; the veneration with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator of Englim literature, is paid to him as he refined the language, improved the il-ntiments, and tuned the...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...overcharged refemblance. From his profe, however, Dryden derives only his accidental and fecondary praife; the veneration with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator of Englifh literature, is paid to him as he refined the language, improved the fentiments, and tuned the...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...over-charged refemblance. From his profe however, Dryden derives only his accidental and fecondary praife; the veneration with which his name is pronounced by every cultivator of Englith Literature, is paid to him as he refined the language, improved the fentiments, and tuned the...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First ...

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pages
...always equable and always varied, it has no prominent or discriminative characters. The beauty who is totally free from disproportion of parts and features,...cannot be ridiculed by an overcharged resemblance." . • QUEEN ANNE.STRIET, BAIT, 1800. i. b 2 80MB ACCOUNT OP THE LIFE AND WRITINGS or JOHN DRYDEN. oo...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Issue 1

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 608 pages
...always equable and always varied, it has no prominent or discriminative characters. The beauty who is totally free from disproportion of parts and features,...cannot be ridiculed by an overcharged resemblance." QUEEN ANNE-STREET, April 5, 1800. POME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DRYDEN. oo few arc...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Issue 1

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...always equable and always varied, it has no prominent or discriminative characters. The beauty who is totally free from disproportion of parts and features,...cannot be ridiculed by an overcharged resemblance." QUEEN ANNE-STREET, EAST, April $, 1800. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DRYDEN. Oo few...
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