The Works of John Dryden: Dramatic worksPaterson, 1882 |
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... kind which prompted Jupiter in his intrigues , has been by none of the ancient poets expressed in more beautiful verse than that in which Dryden has clothed it , in the scenes between Jupiter and Alcmena . Even Milbourne , who ...
... kind which prompted Jupiter in his intrigues , has been by none of the ancient poets expressed in more beautiful verse than that in which Dryden has clothed it , in the scenes between Jupiter and Alcmena . Even Milbourne , who ...
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... kind gods of witt and love combined , And with large gifts thy yielding soul refined . " Not Phoebus could with gentler words pursue His flying Daphne , not the morning dew Falls softer than the words of amorous Jove , When melting ...
... kind gods of witt and love combined , And with large gifts thy yielding soul refined . " Not Phoebus could with gentler words pursue His flying Daphne , not the morning dew Falls softer than the words of amorous Jove , When melting ...
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... kind of virtue which is inborn in the nobility , and indeed in most of the ancient families of this nation ; they are not apt to insult on the misfortunes of their countrymen . you , sir , I may tell it you without flattery , have ...
... kind of virtue which is inborn in the nobility , and indeed in most of the ancient families of this nation ; they are not apt to insult on the misfortunes of their countrymen . you , sir , I may tell it you without flattery , have ...
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... kind of unmovable good nature ; a word which is commonly despised , because it is so seldom practised . But , after all , it is the most generous virtue , opposed to the most de- generate vice , which is that of ruggedness and harshness ...
... kind of unmovable good nature ; a word which is commonly despised , because it is so seldom practised . But , after all , it is the most generous virtue , opposed to the most de- generate vice , which is that of ruggedness and harshness ...
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... kind more likely to be made by Betterton than by Dryden —alterations of phrase to fit the comprehension of the audi- ence such as " breeches " for " slops , " and the like . Nor where there is new or altered dialogue has it to my ear ...
... kind more likely to be made by Betterton than by Dryden —alterations of phrase to fit the comprehension of the audi- ence such as " breeches " for " slops , " and the like . Nor where there is new or altered dialogue has it to my ear ...
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