 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...value, though of greater bulk. In this, and in all his other eflays on the fame fubjeft, the" criticiftn of Dryden is the criticifm of a poet ; not a dull...not able to have committed ; but a gay and vigorous diflertation, where delight is mingled with mftru&ion, and where the author proves his right of judgment... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...In this, 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...greater bulk. In this, and in all his other 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...In this, and in 3!! 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...In this, 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...all his other essays on the same . -subject, the, criticism .of Dryden is the criticisnLQf a poet j 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 pages
...In this, 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 pages
...In this, 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... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...In this, 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...all his other essays on the same subject, the criticism of Dryden is the criticism of a poet; not & 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... 
