 | John Dryden - 1897 - 764 ページ
...he wanMhat in discerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault,...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth : for as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 368 ページ
...Conquest of Granada.' d In the Preface to the 'Fables,' written in 1699, Dryden wrote of Cowley : ' Though he must always be thought a great poet, he...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth; for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 ページ
...he want that in discerning the beauties and faults of other poets, but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing; and perhaps knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For vhis reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he is no longer esteemed a good writer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1874 - 740 ページ
...he want that in discerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault,...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth : for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | John Dryden - 1874 - 376 ページ
...Conquest of Granada.' d In the Preface to the ' Fables,' written in 1699, Dryden wrote of Cowley : ' Though he must always be thought a great poet, he...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth ; for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | John Dryden - 1874 - 388 ページ
...Conquest of Granada." d In the Preface to the ' Fables,' written in 1659, Dryden wrote of Cowley : ' Though he must always be thought a great poet, he...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth ; for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | John Dryden - 1878 - 372 ページ
...The Conquest of Granada.' d In the Preface to the 'Fables,' written in 1699, Dryden wrote of Cowley: 'Though he must always be thought a great poet, he...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth ; for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | John Dryden - 1878 - 368 ページ
...Conquest of Granada.' d In the Preface to the 'Fables,' written in 1699, Dryden wrote of Cowley: ' Though he must always be thought a great poet, he...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth; for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 536 ページ
...had sunk out of notice and his name had become a mere memory, mentioned honoris causa but no more. ' Though he must always be thought a great poet, he is no longer esteemed a good writer,' said Dryden in 170x3. Addison praised him with even more discrimination. Two editions of his works... | |
| |
For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he is no longer esteemed a good writer; and for ten impressions, which his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth;... 
