Shadows of the Old BooksellersBell and Daldy, 1865 - 320 pages |
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Page 32
... Dryden , having perused these verses , said , ' Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet ; ' and that this denunciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden . " The poem is to be found in all editions of Swift . We ...
... Dryden , having perused these verses , said , ' Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet ; ' and that this denunciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden . " The poem is to be found in all editions of Swift . We ...
Page 52
... Dryden ! He , indeed , were worth having . Mr. Herringman has been Mr. Dryden's publisher , but the young aspirant hears of some disagreement . He will step over to the great writer's house near St. Bride's Church , and make a bidding ...
... Dryden ! He , indeed , were worth having . Mr. Herringman has been Mr. Dryden's publisher , but the young aspirant hears of some disagreement . He will step over to the great writer's house near St. Bride's Church , and make a bidding ...
Page 53
... Dryden , and is himself a very good judge of persons and authors ; and , as there is nobody more competently qualified to give their opinion upon another , so there is none who does it with a more severe exactness , or with less ...
... Dryden , and is himself a very good judge of persons and authors ; and , as there is nobody more competently qualified to give their opinion upon another , so there is none who does it with a more severe exactness , or with less ...
Page 54
... Dryden exhibits him haggling about the number of lines he ought to receive of the translation of parts of Ovid . He had only 1446 for fifty guineas , whereas he expected 1518 lines for forty guineas . He is , nevertheless , humbly ...
... Dryden exhibits him haggling about the number of lines he ought to receive of the translation of parts of Ovid . He had only 1446 for fifty guineas , whereas he expected 1518 lines for forty guineas . He is , nevertheless , humbly ...
Page 55
... Dryden . They were to meet at a tavern . " No matter for any dinner ; for that is a charge to you , and I care not for it . Mr. Congreve may be with us , as a common friend . " Few were the literary bargains that were settled without a ...
... Dryden . They were to meet at a tavern . " No matter for any dinner ; for that is a charge to you , and I care not for it . Mr. Congreve may be with us , as a common friend . " Few were the literary bargains that were settled without a ...
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