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" A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much bent; we must refresh it sometimes, as we bait in a journey, that we may go on with greater ease. "
The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ... - Page 339
by John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Issue 2

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...? The old rule of logick might have convinced him, that contraries, when placed near, set off each other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much...with tragedy, has the same effect upon us which our musick has betwixt the acts ; which we find a relief to us from the best plots and language of the...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Part 2

John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...? The old rule of logick might have convinced him, that contraries, when placed near, set off each other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much...with tragedy, has the same effect upon us which our musick has betwixt the acts ; which we find a relief to us from the best plots and language of the...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First ...

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...? The old rule of logick might have convinced him, that contraries, when placed near, set off each other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much...bait in a journey, that we may go on with greater case. A scene of mirth, mixed with tragedy, has the same effect upon us which our musick has betwixt...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 11

Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...eontraries. when plaeed near, set off eaeh other. A eontinued gravity keeps the spirit too mueh benti we must refresh it sometimes, as we bait in a journey, that we may go on with greater ease. A seene of mirth, mixed with tragedy, has the same effeet upon us whieh our musie has betwixt the aets...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 4

Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...latter? The old rule of logick might have convinced him, that contraries, when placed near, set off each other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much...with tragedy, has the same effect upon us which our musick has betwixt the acts ; which we find a relief to us from the best plots and language of the...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 4

Books - 1821 - 404 pages
...latter? The old rule of logick might have convinced him, that contraries, when placed near, set off each other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much...with tragedy, has the same effect upon us which our musick has betwixt the acts ; which we find a relief to us from the best plots and language of the...
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The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life, Volume 2

John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - 536 pages
...other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much hunt; we must refresh it sometimes, as we hait in a journey, that we may go on with greater ease....tragedy, has the same effect upon us which our music has hetwixt the acts ; which we nod a relief to us from the hest plots and language of the stage, if the...
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The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, Volume 2

John Dryden - 1859 - 482 pages
...other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much ht:nt ; we must refresh it sometimes, as we hait in a journey, that we may go on with greater ease....tragedy, has the same effect upon us which our music has hetwixt the acts ; which we find a relief to us front the hest plots and language of the stage, if...
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An Essay of Dramatic Poesy

John Dryden - Drama - 1889 - 176 pages
...The old rule of logick n might have convinced him, that contraries, when placed near, set off each other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much...must refresh it sometimes, as we bait in a journey 10 that we may go on with greater ease. A scene of mirth, mixed with tragedy, has the same effect upon...
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The Works of John Dryden: Illustrated, with Notes, Historical ..., Volume 15

John Dryden - 1892 - 428 pages
...Preface, that this mode of affixing characters to the dramatis persona was then a novelty. set off each other. A continued gravity keeps the spirit too much bent ; we must refresh it sometimes, as we bait inji journey, that we may go on with greater ease. A scene of mirth, mixed with tragedy, has the same...
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