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" I take imitation of an author, in their sense, to be an endeavour of a later poet to write like one who has written before him, on the same subject : that is, not to translate his words, or to be confined to his sense, but only to set him as a pattern,... "
The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical - Page 229
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Epistles, with his amours

Ovid - 1725 - 388 pages
...different: Thoagh the Practice of one is much more Moderate. I take Imitation of an Author, Jn their Senfr, to be an Endeavour of a later Poet to write like one who has written before him on the fame SubjeS : That is, not to tranflate his Words, or to be confin'd to his Senfe, but feut only to...
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Original Poems and Translations, Volume 2

John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pages
...different. Though the Practice of one is much more Moderate. I take Imitation of an Author, in their Senfe, to be an Endeavour of a later Poet to write like one, who has written before him, on the fame ; That is, not to tranflate his Words, or to ' ,'••'. bebe confin'd to his Senfe, but only...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...different. Though the praclice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of an author, in their fenfe, to be an endeavour of a later Poet to write like one, who has written before him, on the fame fubject : that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confined to his fenfe, but only to fet...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 4

John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...different. Though the pradlice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of an author, in their fenfe, to be an endeavour of a later Poet to write like one, who has written befors him, on the fame fubjc<S : that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confined to his fenfe,...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1767 - 396 pages
...different. Though the praftice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of an author, in their fenfe, to be an endeavour of a later Poet to write like one, who has written before him, on the fame fubjecl : that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confin'd to his fenfe, but only to fet...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...different. Though the praftice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of an author, in their fenfe, to be an endeavour of a later Poet to write like one, who has written before him, on the fame fubjeft : that is, not to trar.flate his words, or to be confin'd to his fenfc. but only to let...
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Ovid's Epistles: With His Amours

Ovid - 1776 - 382 pages
...different: Though the Practice of one is much more Moderate. J take Imitation of an Author, in their Senfe, to be an endeavour of a later Poet to write like one who has written before him on the fame Subje6t: That is, not to tranflate his Words, or to be confined to his Senfe, but only to fet...
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The Original Works of William King,: LL. D. Advocate of Doctors Commons ...

William King - 1776 - 326 pages
...this Preface fo much faid of Ovid, that there may be lefs room to fpeak of the following imitation. It is at leaft fuch a one as Mr. Dryden mentions, " to be an endea'" TOUT of a later Poet to write like one who has written before " him on the fame fulyeft ; that...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 21

English poets - 1790 - 362 pages
...: though the practice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of an author, in their fenfe, to be an endeavour of a later Poet to write like one who has written before him on the fame fubjeft: that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confined to his fenfe; but only to fet...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 6

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...; though the practice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of an author, in their fenfe, to be an endeavour of a later poet to write like one who has written before him on the fame fubjed ; that is, not to tranfjatc bit words, or to be confined to his fenfc, but only to fet...
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