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" Psalms ; whence you may find, that we don't think a poet worth Christian burial. The pomp of the ceremony was a kind of rhapsody, and fitter, I think, for Hudibras, than him; because the cavalcade was mostly burlesque : but he was an extraordinary man,... "
The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First ... - Page 363
by John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800
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The Works of the Late Ingenious Mr. George Farquhar: Containing ..., Volume 1

George Farquhar - English literature - 1772 - 424 pages
...bury'd after an extraordinary fafhion ; for I do believe there was never fnch another Buri:;! den. ' The Oration indeed was great and ingenious, worthy the Subject, and like the Author, whofe Prefcriptions can reftore the Living, and his Pen embalm the Dead. And fo muck !or Mr. Dryden,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First ...

John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...was mostly burlesque : but he was an extraordinary man, and buried after an extraordinary fashion ; for I do believe there was never such another burial...and his pen embalm the dead. — And so much for Mr. Drydcn ; whose burial was the same as his life, variety and not of a piece : — the quality and mob,...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...was mostly burlesque: but he was an extraordinary man, and buried after an extraordinary fashion ; for I do believe there was never such another burial...author; whose prescriptions can restore the living, and bis pen embalm the dead. And so much for Mr Dryden ; whose burial was the same as his life, — variety,...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius: Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...was mostly burlesque: but he was an extraordinary man, and buried after an extraordinary fashion ; for I do believe there was never such another burial...subject, and like the author, whose prescriptions can * Mrs. Thomas says that the Dr. was mounted upon a beer harrel for a rostrum, the head of which gave...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...occasioned the malicious report of hi* enemies, that he was turned a tub-preacher. restore> SIR SAM. GAILTH restore the living, and his pen embalm the dead. —And so much 'for, Mr. Dryden; whose burial %as the same as his life, variety, and not of a piece : — The quality and mob, farce and heroicks;...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 1

John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...was mostly burlesque : but he was an extraordinary man, and buried after an extraordinary fashion ; for I do believe there was never such another burial...burial was the same as his life,— variety, and not of apiece : — the quality and mob, farce and heroics ; the sublime and ridicule mixed in a piece ;—...
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Memoirs of John Dryden

Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...was mostly burlesque: but he was an extraordinary man, and buried after an extraordinary fashion ; for I do believe there was never such another burial...not of a piece : — the quality and mob, farce and heroics ; the sublime and ridicule mixed in a piece; — great Cleopatra in a hackney coach. » ' It...
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Memoirs of John Dryden, Volumes 1-2

Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...was mostly burlesque: but he was an extraordinary man, and buried after an extraordinary -fashion ; for 'I do believe there was never such another burial...variety, and not of a piece : — the quality and mob, farcp and heroics ; the sublime and ridicule mixed in a piece; — great Cleopatra in a hackney coach....
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The miscellaneous prose works of sir Walter Scott, Volume 1

sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 pages
...was mostly burlesque : but he was an extraordinary man, and buried after an extraordinary fashion ; for I do believe there was never such another burial...not of a piece : — the quality and mob, farce and heroics ; the sublime and ridicule mixed in a piece ; — great Cleopatra in a hackney coach." press...
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Life of Dryden

Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 566 pages
...mostly burlesque: but he was an extraordinary man, and barieii after am extraordinary iashion ; tor I do believe there was never such; another burial seen. The oration. indeed, was great and ingemoas, worthy ^the subject, and like the author ; whose prescrrptions can restore the Living, and...
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