 | John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...Divine Shakefpearj which that I might perform more freely, I have diiincumbcr'd my felf from Rhyme; Not that I condemn my former Way, but that this is more proper to my prefenr Purpofe. I hope I need not to explain my lelf, that I have not copy'd my Author fervilely :... | |
 | John Bell - 1776 - 382 pages
...divine Shakefpeare; which that I might perform more freely, I have difincumbered myfelf from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my prefent purpofe. I hope I need not to explain myfelf, that I have not copied my author fervilely. Words... | |
 | John Bell - 1780 - 382 pages
...Shakefpeaxe, which that I might perform more freely I have difincumbercd myfelf from rhyme ; not that l condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my prefent purpofe. l hope I need not to explain myfelf that i have not copied my author lervilely. Words... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 580 pages
...divine Shakspeare; which that I might perform more freely, I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose. I hope I need not to explain myself, that I have not copied my author servilely. Words and phrases... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pages
...divine Shakespeare; which that I might perform more freely, I have disincumbered myself from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose. I hope I need not to explain myself, that I have not copied my author servilely : Words and phrases... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 430 pages
...divine Shakespeare ; which that I might perform more freely, I have disincumbered myself from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose. I hope I need not to explain myself, that I have not copied my author servilely : Words and phrases... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pages
...divine Shakespear ; which that I might perform moro freely, I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose. I hope I need not to explain myself that I have not copied my author servilely. Words and phrases must... | |
 | John Dryden - 1850 - 318 pages
...the divine Shakespeare ; which that I may perform more freely, I have dismembered myself from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose." He adds : " I hope I may affirm, and without vanity, that, by imitating him, I have excelled myself... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1896 - 496 pages
...which that I might perform more freely, I have discumbered myself from rhyme. Not that I conile.inn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose." This was a change which produced excellent results, for the plays which followed upon it are tragedies... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1868 - 578 pages
...divine Shakespear ; which that I might perform more freely, I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose. I hope I need not to explain myself that I have not copied my author servilely. Words and phrases must... | |
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In my style, I have professed to imitate the divine Shakespeare; which that I might perform more freely, I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. Not that I condemn my former way, but that this is more proper to my present purpose. 
