 The first rule which Bossu prescribes to the writer of an heroic poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all dramatic poetry, is to make the moral of the work, that is, to lay down to yourself what that precept of morality shall be, which you...  The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ... - Page 249by John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...prescribes to the writer of an heroick poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all dramatick poetry, is, to make the moral of the work ; that is,...commonwealth, and discord destroys it ; Sophocles, in his OEDIPUS, that no man is to be accounted happy before his death. It is the moral that directs the whole... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...prescribes to the writer of an heroick poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all dramatick poetry, is, to make the moral of the work ; that is,...to yourself what that precept of morality shall be \vhich you would insinuate into the people ; as namely, Homer's (which I have copied in my CONQUEST... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...prescribes to the writer of an hcroick poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all dramatick poetry, is, to make the moral of the work ; that is,...lay down to yourself what that precept of morality ihalLbe which you would insinuate into the people; as namely, Homer's (which I have copied in my CONQUKST... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 522 pages
...prescribes to the writer of an heroic poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all dramatic poetry, is to make the Moral of the work ; that is,...commonwealth, and discord destroys it. Sophocles, in his (Edijms, that no man is to be accounted happy before his death. It is the moral that directs the whole... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1883 - 544 pages
...prescribes to the writer of an heroic poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all dramatic poetry, is to make the moral of the work ; that is,...commonwealth, and discord destroys it ; Sophocles, in his " (Edipus," that no man is to be accounted happy before his death. It is the moral that directs the... | |
 | Margaret Pollock Sherwood - Drama - 1898 - 130 pages
...statements we find him approving Bossu in saying that to make a moral of your work you must lay down for yourself what that precept of morality shall be which you would insinuate into the people, and 'frame- your work accordingly. It is the moral' which directs the whole action of the play to one... | |
 | John Dryden - Criticism - 1900 - 420 pages
...friend Mr. Rymer.' Among the changes of view is the greater tolerance shown to the moral formula : ' to lay down to yourself what that precept of morality...shall be which you would insinuate into the people ' is the first rule of the heroic and not less of the dramatic poet : in his earlier essays Dryden... | |
 | John Dryden - Criticism - 1900 - 412 pages
...friend Mr. Rymer.' Among the changes of view is the greater tolerance shown to the moral formula : ' to lay down to yourself what that precept of morality...shall be which you would insinuate into the people ' is the first rule of the heroic and not less of the dramatic poet : in his earlier essays Dryden... | |
 | Barrett Harper Clark - Drama - 1918 - 528 pages
...prescribes to the writer of an Heroic Poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all Dramatic Poetry, is to make the moral of the work; that is,...commonwealth and discord destroys it; Sophocles, in his (Edipue, that no man is to be accounted happy before his death. 'Tis the moral that directs the whole... | |
 | Barrett Harper Clark - Drama - 1918 - 544 pages
...prescribes to the writer of an Heroic Poem, and which holds too by the same reason in all Dramatic Poetry, is to make the moral of the work; that is,...people; as, namely, Homer's (which I have copied in my Conqueet of Granada) was, that union preserves a commonwealth and discord destroys it; Sophocles, in... | |
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