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The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life - Page 231
by John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Issue 2

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...Augustus his palace; though in another place he is more bold, where he says, — et longas visent Captolm pampas.* But to do this always, and never be able...if every word were a pill to swallow: he gives us 3 These lines are in the eighth ./Eneid. * This remark is unfounded ; for the words are — et longa...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Part 2

John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...apprehensions, as the best meat is the ' most easily digested : but we cannot read a verse of Cleveland's without making a face at it, as if every word were a pill to swallow : he gives us 3 These lines are in the eighth many times a hard nut to break our teeth, without a kernel for our...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First ...

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...apprehensions, as the best meat is the most easily digested : but we cannot read a verse of Cleveland's without making a face at it, as if every word were a pill to swallow: he give* us 1 These lines are in the righth yfcneid. * This remark is unfounded; for the words arc—tt...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...quotation, for verbo, we should read verbis ; and for metuam sumtni, — timeum magni. — MA LONE. to write a line without it, though it may be admired...is this difference betwixt his satires and Doctor Donne'sy that the one gives us deep thoughts in common language, though rough cadence ; the other gives...
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The poems, with critical notes; a life of the author; and an essay on his ...

Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...hard, and unnaturally, is his new way of elocution. There is this difference between his Satires and Donne's, That the one gives us deep thoughts in common...other gives us common thoughts in abstruse words." Essay on Dramatic Poesy, p. 63, 64. Letter from T. Gray, to Thomas Warton. Sir, Our friend, Dr. Hurd,...
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The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, Volume 2

John Dryden - 1859 - 482 pages
...is the most easily digested. But we cannot read a verse of CleiveUnd's without making a face at if, as if every word were a pill to swallow : He gives us many times a hard nut to hreak our teeth, without a kernel for our pains. So that there is this difference hetwixt hia satires...
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An Essay of Dramatic Poesy

John Dryden - 1889 - 208 pages
...apprehensions, as the best meat is the most easily digested : but we 20 cannot read a verse of Cleveland's without making a face at it, as if every word were...that there is this difference betwixt his Satires and 25 doctor Donne's ; that the one gives us deep thoughts in common language, though rough cadence ;...
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The Works of John Dryden: Poetical works

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1892 - 428 pages
...apprehensions, as the best meat is the most easily digested. But we cannot read a verse of Cleveland's without making a face at it, as if every word were...the one gives us deep thoughts in common language, * A mistake for eighth. t This remark is unfounded ; for the words are — et longce. visent Capitolia...
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The Works of John Dryden: Illustrated, with Notes, Historical ..., Volume 15

John Dryden - 1892 - 428 pages
...apprehensions, as the best meat is the I most easily digested. But we cannot read a verse of Cleveland's without making a face at it, as if every word were...the one gives us deep thoughts in common language, * A mistake for eighth. t This remark is unfounded ; for the words are — et longas visent Capitolia...
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Essays on the Drama

John Dryden - 1898 - 232 pages
...apprehensions, as the best meat is the most easily 15 digested: but we cannot read a verse of Cleveland's without making a face at it, as if every word were...pains. So that there is this difference betwixt his 20 satires and Dr. Donne's; that the one gives us deep thoughts in common language, though rough cadence;...
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