The Critical Works of John Dennis, Volume 1Johns Hopkins Press, 1939 - Criticism |
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... Excellence in that sort of Poetry which we call Sacred . Which alone is a strong Presumption , that these Poets deriv'd their Excellence from Religion . In short , the Advantage which their Poetry drew from Religion , must needs be very ...
... Excellence in that sort of Poetry which we call Sacred . Which alone is a strong Presumption , that these Poets deriv'd their Excellence from Religion . In short , the Advantage which their Poetry drew from Religion , must needs be very ...
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... excellence . And that the excellence of the Greater Ode is deriv'd from Religion , we make appear not only by the Examples of those very few which are admirable among our own , but by those of Pindar and Horace ; and we shew that the ...
... excellence . And that the excellence of the Greater Ode is deriv'd from Religion , we make appear not only by the Examples of those very few which are admirable among our own , but by those of Pindar and Horace ; and we shew that the ...
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... Excellence to which the wisest Philosopher can attain , is not to controul , but to obey Nature . In the Libel upon King Charles the Second , he has not only endeavour'd to brand the Memory of that Prince for something which is utterly ...
... Excellence to which the wisest Philosopher can attain , is not to controul , but to obey Nature . In the Libel upon King Charles the Second , he has not only endeavour'd to brand the Memory of that Prince for something which is utterly ...
Contents
Preface to The Passion of Byblis 1692 | 1 |
The Impartial Critick 1693 | 11 |
Preface to The Court of Death 1695 | 42 |
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