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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71. oldal
... Roman Knights ; that he was born to the inheritance of a fplendid for- tune ; that he was defigned to the study of the law , and had made confiderable progrefs in it , before he quitted that profeffion , for this of Poetry , to which he ...
... Roman Knights ; that he was born to the inheritance of a fplendid for- tune ; that he was defigned to the study of the law , and had made confiderable progrefs in it , before he quitted that profeffion , for this of Poetry , to which he ...
77. oldal
... Romans ufually did imitate . But it appears not from their writings , that any of the Grecians ever touched upon this way , which our Poet therefore justly has vindi- cated to himself . I quarrel not at the word He- roidum , because it ...
... Romans ufually did imitate . But it appears not from their writings , that any of the Grecians ever touched upon this way , which our Poet therefore justly has vindi- cated to himself . I quarrel not at the word He- roidum , because it ...
78. oldal
... Romans , who have treated on this fubject , fave only Propertius , and that but once , in his Epistle of Arethufa to Lycotas , which is written fo near the ftyle of Ovid , that it feems to be but an imitation ; and therefore ought not ...
... Romans , who have treated on this fubject , fave only Propertius , and that but once , in his Epistle of Arethufa to Lycotas , which is written fo near the ftyle of Ovid , that it feems to be but an imitation ; and therefore ought not ...
121. oldal
... Roman sphere are found . Whether thy love is bent on blooming youth , On dawning sweetness in unartful truth ; Or courts the juicy joys of riper growth ; Here mayft thou find thy full defires in both . 60 65 Or if autumnal beauties ...
... Roman sphere are found . Whether thy love is bent on blooming youth , On dawning sweetness in unartful truth ; Or courts the juicy joys of riper growth ; Here mayft thou find thy full defires in both . 60 65 Or if autumnal beauties ...
127. oldal
... Roman heart but felt a foreign flame ? Once more our prince prepares to make us glad ; And the remaining East to Rome will add . 205 Rejoice , ye Roman foldiers , in your urn ; Your enfigns from the Parthians shall return ; And the ...
... Roman heart but felt a foreign flame ? Once more our prince prepares to make us glad ; And the remaining East to Rome will add . 205 Rejoice , ye Roman foldiers , in your urn ; Your enfigns from the Parthians shall return ; And the ...
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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.