 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...suggested the subject.7 " One day as the King was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, 1 If I was a poet/ and I think I am poor enough to be...poem on such a subject, in the following manner.' " He then gave him the plan of THE MEDAL. Dryden took the hint, carried the poem as soon as it was... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 608 pages
...the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, ' If I was a poet, and I 7 Spencc's ANECDOTES. think I im poor enough to be one, I would write a poem on such a subject, in the following manner.' " He then gave him the plan of THE MEDAL. Dryden took the hint, carried the poem as soon it was written,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...Mall, and talking with Drydcn, he said, ' If I was a poet, and I ' Spcncc's ANECDOTE*. ' . . tKink I am poor enough to be one, I would write a poem on such & subject, in the following manner.' " He then gave him the plan of THB-MEDAL. Dryden took the hint,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pages
...Second is said to have suggested the subject. 7 " One day as the King was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, ' If I was a poet, and I ' SpcneeYANECDOTE*, ' ' ., . think I am poor enough to be one, I would write a poem on such a subject,... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...Charles himself engaged Dryden to write on this theme. " One day as the king was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, ' If I was a poet, and...poem on such a subject, in the following manner.' He then gave him the plan of " The Medal." Dryden took the hint, carried the poem, as soon as it was... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...following is the history of the poem of the Medal: " One day as the king was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, " If I was a poet, and...a poem on such a subject in the following manner." He then gave him the plan of the Medal. Dryden took the hint, carried the poem as soon as it was written... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...Charles himselt engaged Dryden to write on this theme. " One day as the king was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, ' If I was a poet, and I think 1 am poor enough to be one, I would write a poem on such a subject, in the following manner.' He then... | |
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...the hint for writing his' poem called the Medal. One day, as the king was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, " If I was a poet, (and I think 1 am poor enough to be one,) I would write a poem on such a subject in the following manner," and then... | |
 | Joseph Spence - Authors, English - 1820 - 324 pages
...the hint for writing his poem called the. Mjedal. One day as the King was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, " If I was a poet (and...the following manner, "and then gave him the plan for it. Dryden took the hint, carried the poem as soon as it was written to the King, and had a present... | |
 | Joseph Spence - Authors, English - 1820 - 318 pages
...Dryden the hint for writing his poem called the Medal. One day as the King was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, " If I was a poet (and...would write a poem on such a subject in the following manner,"andthen gave him the plan for it. Dryden took the hint, carried the poem as soon as it was... | |
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One day as the king was walking in the Mall, and talking with Dryden, he said, ' If I was a poet, (and I think I am poor enough to be one,) I would write a poem on such a subject in the following manner,' and then gave him the plan for it. 
