The Works of John Dryden
The Works of John Dryden
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The word once comprehended human knowledge in general. We still talk of the wit of man, to signify all that man can devise.
Digitized by Google PREFACE TO ALBION AND ALBANIUS, 217 impossibilities are to be received as they are iii faith ; because, where gods are introduced, a su- preme power is to be understood^ and second causes are out of doors ; yet propriety is to be observed even here^ The gods are tdl to manage their pecu- liar provinces ;. and what was attributed by the heathens to one p...ower, ought not to be performed by any other. Phoebus must foretdiy Mercury must charm with his caduceus, and Juno must reconcile the quarrels of the marriage*bed ; to conehide,.they must all act according to their distinct and peculiar characters. If the persons represented were to speak upon the stage, it would fcmow, of necessity, that tlie expressions should be lofty, figurative, and ma- jestical; but the nature of an opera denies the 6*6- quent use of these poetical ornaments ; for vocal music, though it often admits a loftiness of sounds yet always exad;s an harmonious sweetness ; or, to distinguish yet more justly, the recitative part of the opera requires a more masculine beauty of ex- pressixm and.i^oimd.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The word once comprehended human knowledge in general. We still talk of the wit of man, to signify all that man can devise.
Digitized by Google PREFACE TO ALBION AND ALBANIUS, 217 impossibilities are to be received as they are iii faith ; because, where gods are introduced, a su- preme power is to be understood^ and second causes are out of doors ; yet propriety is to be observed even here^ The gods are tdl to manage their pecu- liar provinces ;. and what was attributed by the heathens to one p...ower, ought not to be performed by any other. Phoebus must foretdiy Mercury must charm with his caduceus, and Juno must reconcile the quarrels of the marriage*bed ; to conehide,.they must all act according to their distinct and peculiar characters. If the persons represented were to speak upon the stage, it would fcmow, of necessity, that tlie expressions should be lofty, figurative, and ma- jestical; but the nature of an opera denies the 6*6- quent use of these poetical ornaments ; for vocal music, though it often admits a loftiness of sounds yet always exad;s an harmonious sweetness ; or, to distinguish yet more justly, the recitative part of the opera requires a more masculine beauty of ex- pressixm and.i^oimd.
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