 | John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...Fletcher, and wherein, and how far they are both to be imitated. But fince I muft not be over-confident of my own Performance after him, it will be Prudence in me to be Silent. Yet, I hope, I may affirm, »nd without Vanity, that by imitating him, I have excell'd my felf throughout the Play j and particularly,... | |
 | John Bell - 1776 - 382 pages
...Fletcher, and wherein, and how far they are both to be imitated. But fince I muft not be over-confident of my own performance after him, it will be prudence in me to b4 filent'. Yet I hope I may affirm, and without vanity, that by imitating him I have excelled mjfelf... | |
 | John Bell - 1780 - 382 pages
...Fletcher, and wherein and how i'ar they are both to be imitated. But fince I mult not he over-confident of my own performance after him it will be prudence in me to be filent : yet I hope I may affirm, and without vanity, that by imitating him I have excelled myfelf... | |
 | John Bell - 1776 - 422 pages
...Fletcher, anii wherein, and how for they are both to be imitated. But fince I muft not be over-confident of my own performance after him, it will be prudence in me to ba filent. Yet I hope I may affirm, and without vanity, that by imitating him I have excelled myfelf... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...Fletcher, and wherein and how far they are both to be imitated. But since I must not be over-confident of my own performance after him, it will be prudence...that I prefer the scene betwixt Antony and Ventidius to any thing which I have written in this kind." Of the comedy of LIMBERHAM, which was acted at the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...Fletcher, and wherein and how far they are both to be imitated. But since I must not be over-confident of my own. performance after him, it will be prudence...that I prefer the scene betwixt Antony and Ventidius to any thing which I have written in this kind." Of the comedy of LIMBERHAM, which was acted »t the... | |
 | 1810 - 500 pages
...need not to explain myself, that I have not copied my author servilely : yet I think I may affirm, without vanity, that by imitating him, I have excelled myself throughout the play." This play of Dryden's is certainly one of his best; it abounds with the most masterly strokes, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...parallel between him and Fletcher, and how far they were to be imitated ; and, at length, he says, ' I hope I may affirm, and without vanity, that by imitating him, I have excelled myself in this play, and particularly that I prefer the scene between Antony and Ventidius to any thing which... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...between him and Fletcher, and how far they were to be imitated ; and, at length, he says,(I hope 1 may affirm, and without vanity, that by imitating him, I have excelled myself in this play, and particularly that I prefer the scene between Antony and Ventidius to any thing which... | |
 | John Dryden - 1850 - 318 pages
...Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose." He adds : " I hope I may affirm, and without vanity, that, by...betwixt Antony and Ventidius, in the first act, to anything which I have written in this kind." The criticisms on this play have placed it in the foremost... | |
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I hope, I may affirm, and without vanity, that, by imitating him, I have excelled myself throughout the play ; and particularly, that I prefer the scene betwixt Antony and Ventidius in the first act, to anything which I have written in this kind. 
