 | John Dryden - 1800 - 626 pages
...unjustly prefer the French before them. " This I intimate, lest any should think me so " exceeding vain, as to teach others an art which " they understand much better than myself." But this is more than necessary to clear my modesty in that point ; and I am very confident that there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, vho have written in the dramatick, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was Jjever formally performed;... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatick, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was pc-vev formally performed; but, with respect... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 486 pages
...unjustly prefer the French before them. This I intimate, lest any should think me so exceeding vain, as to teach others an art, which they understand much better than myself." But this is more than necessary to clear my modesty in that point : and I am very confident, that there... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatic, epic, or lyric way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with respect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatick, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with respect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatick, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with respect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1811 - 422 pages
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have \vritten in the dramatick, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 486 pages
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which, he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatick, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was never formally performed ; but, with respect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 412 pages
...Epilogue he has defended by a long postscript. He had promised a second dialogue, in which he should more fully treat of the virtues and faults of the English poets, who have written in the dramatick, epick, or lyrick way. This promise was never formally performed; but, with respect... | |
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The drift of the ensuing discourse is chiefly to vindicate the honour of our English writers from the censure of those who unjustly prefer the French before them. This I intimate, lest any should think me so exceeding vain, as to teach others an art,... 
