Catiline. But he has done his robberies so openly, that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents... An Essay of Dramatic Poesy - Página 44por John Dryden - 1889 - 141 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 páginas
...the fpoils of thofe writers he fo reprefents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and culloms, that if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies, we had feen lefs of it than in him. If there was any fault in his lang uage, 'twas that he weav'd it too clofely... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 páginas
...any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 624 páginas
...any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 páginas
...any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents...and customs, that if one of their poets had written cither of his tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language,... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 páginas
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he vreaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 páginas
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 548 páginas
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written either of bis tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 páginas
...any law. He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, it was, that he weaved it too closely VOL. xv. z and laboriously, in his comedies especially... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 páginas
...any law. He invades authors like a monarch, and what would be theft in other poets, 'is only victory in him; With the spoils of these writers he so represents...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, it was that he wcaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 páginas
...a monarch, and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of those writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites,...either of his tragedies, we had seen less of it than him. If there was any fault in his language, it was that he weaved it too closely and laboriously in... | |
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