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Title: The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Vol II
With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes
Author: John Dryden
Release Date: March 15, 2004 [EBook #11578]
Language: English
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POETICAL WORKS
OF
JOHN DRYDEN.
With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes,
BY THE
REV. GEORGE GILFILLAN.
VOL. II.
M. DCCC. LV.
CRITICAL ESTIMATE
OF THE
GENIUS AND POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN.
In our Life of Dryden we promised to say something about the question, how far is a poet, particularly in the moral tendency and taste of his writings, to be tried--and either condemned or justified--by the character and spirit of his age? To a rapid consideration of this question we now proceed, before examining the constituent elements or the varied fruits of the poet's genius.
And here, unquestionably, there are extremes, which every critic should avoid. Some imagine that a writer of a form
The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Vol II
by John Dryden