 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...and in all his other eflays on the fame fubject, the criticifm of Dryden is the criticifm of a poet; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection...not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous difiertation, where delight is mingled with inftruction, and where the author proves his right of judgement,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...and in all his other eflays on the fame fubject, the criticifhi of Dryden is the criticifm of a poet; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection...not able to have committed; but a gay and vigorous diflertation, where delight is mingled with inftruction, and where the author proves his right of judgement,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...all his other eflays on the fame fub- 2 1 je6t, the criticifm of Dryden is the criticifm of a poet; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection...not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous diflertation, where delight is mingled with inftruction, and where the author proves his right of judgement,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...criticifm of Dryden is the criticifm of a poet ; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude deteftion of faults, which perhaps the cenfor was not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous • diflertation, where delight is mingled with inftruftion, and where the author proves his right... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...and in all his other eflays on the fame fubjeS, the criticifm of Dryden is the criticifm of a poet; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection...not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous difiertation, where delight is mingled with inftruction, and where the author proves his right of judgement... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...and in all his other eflays on the fame fubject, the criticifm of Dryden is the criticifm of a poet ; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection...not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous diflertation, where delight is mingled with inftruction, and where the author proves his right of judgement,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...and in all his other Essays on the same subject, the criticism of Dryden is the criticism of a poet ; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection of faults, which perhaps the censor was not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous dissertation, where delight is mingled... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...and in all his other Essays on the same subject, the criticism of Dryden is the criticism of a poet ; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection of faults, which perhaps the censor was not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous dissertation, where delight is mingled... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...and in all his other Essays on the same subject, the criticism of Dryden is the cri$kism of a poet ; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection of faults, which perhaps the censor was not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous dissertation, where delight is mingled... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...and in all his other essays on the same subject, the criticism of Dryden is the criticism of a poet; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection of faults, which perhaps the censor was not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous dissertation, where delight is mingled... | |
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Dryden is the criticism of a poet ; not a dull collection of theorems, nor a rude detection of faults, which perhaps the censor was not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous dissertation, where delight is mingled with instruction, and where... 
