The Poetry of John DrydenHarcourt, Brace and Howe, 1931 - 361 pages |
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... seventeenth century . In poetry , for instance , fancy was set against judgment , and although the two were supposed ... seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries . But certain definite exclusions were made by all who touched the ...
... seventeenth century . In poetry , for instance , fancy was set against judgment , and although the two were supposed ... seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries . But certain definite exclusions were made by all who touched the ...
Page 74
... century ; and we see how they adorn their Alexandrines . " No formula like Malherbe's was contrived in England , but the first half of the seventeenth century there saw couplet verse invaded and conquered by the principles just ...
... century ; and we see how they adorn their Alexandrines . " No formula like Malherbe's was contrived in England , but the first half of the seventeenth century there saw couplet verse invaded and conquered by the principles just ...
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... seventeenth century in England was a century of secularisation , first under Italian and then under French influences . In former times , when music had been bound to the service of the church , clear - cut rhythms had been avoided as ...
... seventeenth century in England was a century of secularisation , first under Italian and then under French influences . In former times , when music had been bound to the service of the church , clear - cut rhythms had been avoided as ...
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