| John Dryden - 1717 - 418 Seiten
...are converfant in the Italian, cannot but obferve, that it is the fofteft, the fweeteft, the JDjoft harmonious, not only of any Modern Tongue, but even beyond any of the Learned. It feems indeed to have been invented for the lake of Poetry and Mufick ; the Vowels are io abounding... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 562 Seiten
...ftdbde language, in which this musical drama was first invented and performed. All who are cofcversant in the Italian cannot but observe, that it is the...indeed to have been invented for the sake of poetry and musick ; the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially jn the terminations of them, that excepting... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 550 Seiten
...first invented and performed. All who sare conyersatit in the Italian cannot but observe, jtbat it js the softest, the sweetest, the most harmonious, not...indeed to have been invented for the sake of poetry and musick ; the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially jn the terminations of them, that excepting... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 460 Seiten
...noble language, in which this musical drama was first invented and performed. All, who are conversant in the Italian, cannot but observe, that it is the...music ; the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially in terminations of them, that, excepting some few monosyllables, the whole language ends... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 462 Seiten
...noble language, in which this musical drama was' first invented and performed. All, who are conversant in the Italian, cannot but observe, that it is the...music ; the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially in terminations of them, that, excepting some few monosyllables, the whole language ends... | |
| George Hogarth - 1838 - 494 Seiten
...noble language in which the musical drama was first invented and performed. All who are conversant in the Italian cannot but observe that it is the softest,...music : the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially in terminations of them, that, excepting in some few monosyllables, the whole language ends... | |
| John D'Esté - 1872 - 136 Seiten
..." e musica stessa," — it is itself music. Dryden re* Andrea Costa. marks " All who are conversant in the Italian cannot but observe that it is the softest,...most harmonious, not only of any modern tongue, but evenbeyond any of the learned. It seems, indeed, to have been invented for the sake of poetry and music."... | |
| English authors - 1876 - 484 Seiten
...noble language, in which this musical drama was first invented and performed. All, who are conversant in the Italian, cannot but observe, that it is the...and music; the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially in terminations of them, that, excepting some few monosyllables, the whole language ends... | |
| John Dryden - 1900 - 412 Seiten
...language, in which this musical drama was first invented 3° and performed. All who are conversant in the Italian cannot but observe that it is the softest,...have been invented for the sake of Poetry and Music ; 35 I the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially in terminations of them, that, excepting... | |
| John Dryden - 1900 - 420 Seiten
...language, in which this musical drama was first invented 3° and performed. All who are conversant in the Italian cannot but observe that it is the softest,...have been invented for the sake of Poetry and Music ; 35 the vowels are so abounding in all words, especially in terminations of them, that, excepting... | |
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