| John Dryden - 1717 - Страниц: 464
...felf very fit for an Employment, where many of my Predeceffbrs have excell'd me in all kinds; and fome of my Contemporaries, even in my own partial Judgment,...Comedy. Some little hopes I have yet remaining, and thofe too, confidering my Abilities, may be vain, that I may make the World fome part of amends, for... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - Страниц: 466
...very fit for an employment " where many of my predeceilbrs have excelled me in all ^' kinds ; and fome of my contemporaries, even in my own " partial judgment, have outdone me in comedy. Some lit*' tle«hopes I have yet remaining, (and thofe too, confidering *' my abilities, may be vain) that... | |
| 1798 - Страниц: 576
...very fit for an employment, where many of my predecefiors have excelled me in all kinds ; and fome of my contemporaries, even in my own partial judgment,...comedy. Some little hopes I have yet remaining (and thofe too, confidering my abilities, may be vain), that 1 may make the world fome part of amends, for... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - Страниц: 624
...follow the proverb, gathers no moss, and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment, where many of my predecessors...world some part of amends for many ill plays, by an heroick poem. Your Lordship has been long acquainted with my design ; the subject of which you know... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Страниц: 591
...follow the proverb, gathers no moss, and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment, where many of my predecessors...world some part of amends for many ill plays, by an heroick poem. Your Lordship has been long acquainted with my design ; the subject of which you know... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Страниц: 608
...the proverb,) gathers no moss, and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment where many of my predecessors...own partial judgment, have outdone me in comedy." He then traces out his scheme of writing an epick poem, which (as he elsewhere informs us,) he at this... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Страниц: 634
...follow the proverb, gathers no moss, and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment, where many of my predecessors...contemporaries, even in my own partial judgment, have outdone mo in comedy. Some little hopes I have yet remaining, (and those too, considering my abilities, may... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - Страниц: 606
...the proverb,) gathers no moss, and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment where many of my predecessors have excelled me in all kinds, and some of my contemporaries,1 even in my own partial judgment, have outdone me in comedy." He then traces out his... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - Страниц: 622
...the proverb,) gathers no moss, and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment where many of my predecessors have excelled me in all kinds, and some of my contemporaries,1 even in my own partial judgment, have outdone me in comedy." He then traces out his... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Страниц: 601
...the proverb,) gathers no moss, and which is perpetually falling down again. I never thought myself very fit for an employment where many of my predecessors have excelled me in all kinds, and some of my contemporaries,1 even in my own partial judgment, have outdone me in comedy." He then traces out his... | |
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