 I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English drama : First, that we have many plays of ours as regular as any of theirs, and which, besides, have more variety of plot and characters ; and secondly, that in most of the irregular plays of Shakespeare...  Englische Studien - Page 380edited by - 1881Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...return whence I have digressed : I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English , drama ; — First, that we have many plays of ours as ) regular...secondly, ^ that in most of the irregular plays of Shakspeare or Fletcher, (for Ben Jonson's are for the most part regular,) there is a more masculine... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...return whence' I have digressed : I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English drama ; — First, that we have many plays of ours as regular...and secondly, that in most of the irregular plays of Shakspeare or Fletcher, (for Ben Jonson's are for the most part regular,) there is a more masculine... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...return whence I have digressed: % I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English drama;—First, that we have many plays of ours as • regular as...variety of plot and characters; and secondly, that iri most of the irregular plays of Shakspcare or Fletcher, (for Ben Jonson's arc for the most part... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...to return whence I have digressed : I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English drama ; — First, that we have many plays of ours as regular...irregular plays of Shakespeare or Fletcher, (for Ben Jonson's are for the most part regular,) there is a more masculine fancy, and greater spirit in the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 442 pages
...to return whence I have digressed : I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English drama ; — First, that we have many plays of ours as regular...irregular plays of Shakespeare or Fletcher, (for Ben Jonson's are for the most part regular), there is a more masculine fancy, and greater spirit in the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 432 pages
...return whence I have digressed : I dare ] boldly affirm these two things of the English drama;—First, that we have many plays of ours as regular as any...irregular plays of Shakespeare or Fletcher, (for Ben Jonson's are for the most part regular), there is a more masculine fancy, and greater spirit in the... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...But to return whence I have digressed : I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English drama ; First, that we have many plays of ours as regular...and secondly, that in most of the irregular plays of Shakspeare or Fletcher, for Ben Jonson's are for the most part regular, there is a more masculine fancy... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 pages
...to return whence I have digressed : I dare boldly affirm these two things of the English drama; — First, that we have many plays of ours as regular...and, secondly, that in most of the irregular plays of Shakspeare or Fletcher, (for Ben Jonson's are for the most part regular,) there is a more masculine... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - 536 pages
...return whence I have digressed : I dare holdly affirm these two things of the English drama; — Pint, that we have many plays of ours as regular as any of the,rs, and which, hesides, have more variety of plot and characters; and, secondly, that in most of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 pages
...drama; — First, that wo have many plays of nurs as regular as any of theirs, and which, hesides, have more variety of plot and characters; and, secondly, that in most of the irregular plays of Shakspeare or Fleteher, (for Ben Jonson's are for the tnost part regular,) there is a mure masculine... | |
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