| Thomas Gray - 1853 - Страниц: 362
...Ruffhead, and subsequently in many other works. "Milton (says Dryden in the preface to his Fables) was the poetical son of Spenser, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax ; for we have our lineal descents and elans as well as other families." Upon this principle, Pope * drew up his little catalogue * Pope observed... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1853 - Страниц: 368
...Ruffhead, and subsequently in many other works. "Milton (says Dryden in the prefaee to his Fables) was the poetical son of Spenser, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax ; for we have our lineal desccnts and clans as well as other families." Upon this principle, Pope * drew up his little catalogue... | |
| John Dryden - 1854 - Страниц: 350
...great masters in our Iangunge, and who saw much farther into the beauties of our numbers than those who immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical...by him two hundred years after his decease. Milton has acknowledged to me, that Spenser was his original, and many besides myself have heard our famous... | |
| John Dryden - 1859 - Страниц: 480
...heauties of our numhers than those who immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical son of Spencer, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax, for we have our lineal descents and clans as well as other families. Spencer more than once insinuates, that the sc al of C haucer was transfused into his hody, and that... | |
| John Dryden - 1867 - Страниц: 556
...great masters in our language, and who saw much farther into the beauties of our numbers than those ong a little space ; has acknowledged to me, that Spenser was bis original, and many besides myself have heard our famous... | |
| John Dryden - 1897 - Страниц: 764
...great masters in our,4anguage, and who saw much farther into the lieauties of our numbers than those who immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical...by him. two hundred years after his decease. Milton has acknowledged to me, that Spenser was his original ; and many besides my self have heard our famous... | |
| John Dryden - 1874 - Страниц: 740
...great masters in our language ; and who saw much farther into the beauties of our numbers, than those who immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical...by him two hundred years after his decease. Milton has acknowledged to me, that Spenser was his original ; and many besides myself have heard our famous... | |
| William Minto - 1874 - Страниц: 508
...too much." CHAPTER IV. EDMUND SPENSER. I. — H1s LIFE AND CHARACTER. ALTHOUGH, in Dryden's phrase, "Spenser more than once insinuates that the soul of Chaucer was transfused into his body," there can be no doubt that Spenser's chief impulse in the composition of his principal poem was derived... | |
| William Minto - 1874 - Страниц: 506
...too much." CHAPTER IV. EDMUND SPENSER. I. — H1s LIFE AND CHARACTER. ALTHOUGH, in Dryden's phrase, "Spenser more than once insinuates that the soul of Chaucer was transfused into his body," there can be no doubt that Spenser's chief impulse in the composition of his principal poem was derived... | |
| 1880 - Страниц: 612
...poetry : Vol. 149.— No. 297. O 'Milton, ' Milton,' says he, ' was the poetical son of Spenser, arid Mr. Waller of Fairfax, for we have our lineal descents...begotten by him two hundred years after his decease ; and many besides myself have heard our famous Waller own that he derived the harmony of his numbers... | |
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