The British Plutarch, Or Biographical Entertainer. Being a Select Collection of the Lives at Large of the Most Eminent Men, Natives of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Reign of Henry VIII. to George II. (etc.) |
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Mr. Gildon observes , in his laws of poetry , That , when it was recommended to
Mr. Dryden to turn his thoughts to a translation of Euripides , rather than of Homer
, he confessed that he had no relish for that poet , who was a great master of ...
Mr. Gildon observes , in his laws of poetry , That , when it was recommended to
Mr. Dryden to turn his thoughts to a translation of Euripides , rather than of Homer
, he confessed that he had no relish for that poet , who was a great master of ...
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... and retained the most lafting hatred : he had always entertained a prejudice
against Dryden from no other motive than ... Dryden's plays met with success ,
and this was enough to fire the resentment of Rochester , who was naturally
envious .
... and retained the most lafting hatred : he had always entertained a prejudice
against Dryden from no other motive than ... Dryden's plays met with success ,
and this was enough to fire the resentment of Rochester , who was naturally
envious .
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It is true , Mr. Dryden will suffer a little by it ; but , at least , it will serve to keep him
in from other extravagancies ; and , if he gains little honour by this work , yet he
cannot lose so much by it as he has done by his last employe ment . " When the ...
It is true , Mr. Dryden will suffer a little by it ; but , at least , it will serve to keep him
in from other extravagancies ; and , if he gains little honour by this work , yet he
cannot lose so much by it as he has done by his last employe ment . " When the ...
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Mr. Charles Dryden immediately wrote to the lord Jefferys , who returned for
answer , that he knew nothing of the matter , and would be troubled no more
about it . Mr. Dryden hereupon applied again to the lord Halifax , and the bishop
of ...
Mr. Charles Dryden immediately wrote to the lord Jefferys , who returned for
answer , that he knew nothing of the matter , and would be troubled no more
about it . Mr. Dryden hereupon applied again to the lord Halifax , and the bishop
of ...
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X 1 3 The character of Mr. Dryden has been drawn by various hands ; fome have
done it : io a favourable , others in an opposite manner . The bishop of Sarum , in
the history of his own times , says , that the stage was defiled beyond all ...
X 1 3 The character of Mr. Dryden has been drawn by various hands ; fome have
done it : io a favourable , others in an opposite manner . The bishop of Sarum , in
the history of his own times , says , that the stage was defiled beyond all ...
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