The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, with Notes, 4. kötetF. C. and J. Rivington, 1811 |
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9. oldal
... speak the man . Since from a champion's arms the ftrife arose , So caft the glorious prize amid the foes ; Then fend us to redeem both arms and shield , And let him wear who wins ' em in the field . 196 He faid : a murmur from the ...
... speak the man . Since from a champion's arms the ftrife arose , So caft the glorious prize amid the foes ; Then fend us to redeem both arms and shield , And let him wear who wins ' em in the field . 196 He faid : a murmur from the ...
75. oldal
... speak too partially in his behalf , I will confefs , that the copioufnefs of his wit was such , that he often writ too pointedly for his fubject , and made his perfons speak more eloquently than the violence of their paffion would admit ...
... speak too partially in his behalf , I will confefs , that the copioufnefs of his wit was such , that he often writ too pointedly for his fubject , and made his perfons speak more eloquently than the violence of their paffion would admit ...
78. oldal
... speak , fometimes , as if they had been born in the city of Rome , and under the empire of Auguftus . There feems to be no great variety in the particular fubjects which he has chofen ; moft of the Epiftles 78 PREFACE .
... speak , fometimes , as if they had been born in the city of Rome , and under the empire of Auguftus . There feems to be no great variety in the particular fubjects which he has chofen ; moft of the Epiftles 78 PREFACE .
83. oldal
... speak English , and that was to be performed by no other way than imitation . But if Virgil , or Ovid , or any regular intelligible authors be thus ufed , it is no longer to be called their work , when neither the thoughts nor words are ...
... speak English , and that was to be performed by no other way than imitation . But if Virgil , or Ovid , or any regular intelligible authors be thus ufed , it is no longer to be called their work , when neither the thoughts nor words are ...
85. oldal
... speaking , is to be facred and inviolable.- If the fancy of Ovid be luxuriant , it is his character to be fo ; and if I retrench it , he is no longer Ovid . It will be replied , that he receives advantage by this lopping of his ...
... speaking , is to be facred and inviolable.- If the fancy of Ovid be luxuriant , it is his character to be fo ; and if I retrench it , he is no longer Ovid . It will be replied , that he receives advantage by this lopping of his ...
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257. oldal - Neither is it true, that this fineness of raillery is offensive. A witty man is tickled while he is hurt in this manner, and a fool feels it not.
275. oldal - Queen ;" and there I met with that which I had been looking for so long in vain. Spenser had studied Virgil to as much advantage as Milton had done Homer ; and amongst the rest of his excellencies had copied that.
323. oldal - Scarce can our Fields, such Crowds at Tyburn die, With Hemp the Gallows and the Fleet supply. Propose your Schemes, ye Senatorian Band, Whose Ways and Means support the sinking Land; Lest Ropes be wanting in the tempting Spring, To rig another Convoy for the K[in]g.
380. oldal - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
256. oldal - How easy it is to call rogue and villain, and that wittily! but how hard to make a man appear a fool, a blockhead, or a knave, without using any of those opprobrious terms!
372. oldal - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign. Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows...
31. oldal - But swiftness is the vice I only fear. Yet, if you knew me well, you would not...
265. oldal - Satire is a kind of poetry, without a series of action, invented for the purging of our minds ; in which human vices, ignorance, and errors, and all things besides, which are produced from them in every man, are severely reprehended...
380. oldal - Peace courts his hand, but spreads her charms in vain, " Think nothing gain'd," he cries, " till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, And all be mine beneath the polar sky.
83. oldal - To state it fairly; imitation of an author is the most advantageous way for a translator to show himself, but the greatest wrong which can be done to the memory and reputation of the dead.