 Ilias or the jEneis: the story is more pleasing than either of them, the manners as perfect, the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and various, and the disposition full as artful; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up seven years...  Palamon and Arcite - Page 148by John Dryden - 1900Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Manners as perfect, the Di&ion as poetical, the Learning as deep and various j and the Difpofition full as artful : only it includes a greater length of Time, as taking up feven Years at leaft-, but Arijlotle has left undecided the Duration of the Action j which yet is eafijy... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...Epique kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the /Eneis : the ftory is more pleafing than either of them, the manners as perfect, the diction...poetical, the learning as deep and various ; and the difpofition full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years at... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...to the Ilias or the JEneis : the ftory is more pleafing than either of them, the manners as perfeft, the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and various ; and the difpofition full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years at... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...to the Ilias or the JEneis : the ftory is more pleafing than either of them, the manners as perfeft, the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and various ; and the difpofition full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...the Epic kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the ^55neis : the ftory is more pleafing than either of them, the manners as perfect, the diction...poetical, the learning as deep and various; and the difpofition full as artful; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...manners as perfeft, the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and various ; »nd the difpofition full as artful; .only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up, feven .years at leaft ; but Ariftotle has )eft undecided the duration of the acY:on ; which yet is... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...the Epic kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the jEneis: the ftory is more pleafing than either of them,. the manners as perfect, the...poetical, the learning as deep and various; and the difpofition full as artful; only it includes a greater length of time^ as taking up feven years at... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...manners as perfect, the diâion ai poetical, the learning as deep and various; and the difpufitico full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years at lead ; but An{lotie has left undecided the duration of the ic* tion, which yet is cafily... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...to the Ilias or the JEneit : the itory is more pleating than either of them, the manners as perfcA, the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and various; and the difpofitioo full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years at... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...PALAMON AND ARCITE, which is of the epick kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the ILIAS or the ^ENEIS. The story is more pleasing than either of them, the...Aristotle has left undecided the .duration of the action, vhich yet is easily reduced into the compass of a year, by a narration of what preceded the return... | |
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