 | John Dryden, William Congreve, Samuel Johnson, Walter Scott - 1925 - 230 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... | |
 | William Joseph Long - 1925 - 844 ページ
...want that in 10 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. ... Chaucer followed nature everywhere; but was never so bold to go beyond her : and there is a great... | |
 | Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon - 1925 - 704 ページ
...he want that in discerning the Beauties and Faults of other Poets ; but only indulg'd himself in the Luxury of Writing ; and perhaps knew it was a Fault, but hoped the Header would not find it For this Eeason, though he must always be thought a great Poet, he is no longer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1926 - 342 ページ
...the beauties and faults of other poets, but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and 15 perhaps knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader...his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a 20 hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth ; for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | William Vaughn Moody, Robert Morss Lovett - 1926 - 410 ページ
...Spenser. His renown long outlived him, yet lessened with the passage of years. Dryden said of him that, " though he must always be thought a great poet, he is no longer esteemed a good writer," and Pope, who owed him much, almost pronounced his condemnation a generation later: Who now reads Cowley?... | |
 | Emile Legouis, Louis François Cazamian - 1926 - 416 ページ
...Spenser. His renown long outlived him, yet lessened with the passage of years. Dryden said of him that, "though he must always be thought a great poet, he is no longer esteemed a good writer," and Pope, who owed him much, almost pronounced his condemnation a generation later: Who now reads Cowley?... | |
 | John Dryden - 1928 - 54 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 5 once a twelvemonth ; for, as my last Lord Rochester... | |
 | 1909 - 498 ページ
...writing; and perhaps knew it was a fault, but hop'd the reader would not find it. For this reason, tho' he must always be thought a great poet, he is no longer esteem'da good writer; and for ten impressions, which his works have had in so many successive years,... | |
 | John Dryden - 2003 - 1024 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... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 2004 - 440 ページ
...and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himfelf in the luxury of writing; and perhaps knew jt was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reafon, though he muft always be thought a great poet, he is no longer efleemed a good writer; and... | |
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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;... 
