 But he has done his robberies so openly, that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome...  An Essay of Dramatic Poesy - Page 70by John Dryden - 1922 - 179 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...the fpoils of thofe writers he fo reprefents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and culloms, that if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies, we had feen lefs of it than in him. If there was any fault in his lang uage, 'twas that he weav'd it too clofely... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...may sec he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With...and customs, that if one of their poets had written cither of his tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades au-ithors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...fears not to be taxed by any luw. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in ether poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, it was, that he weaved it too closely VOL. xv. z and laboriously, in his comedies especially... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch, and what would be theft in other poets, 'is only victory in him; With...less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, it was that he wcaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
...one may see he fears not ta be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch, and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With...Rome to us in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, thqt if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him.... | |
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