The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Volume 1A. and C. Black, 1880 |
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Page 89
... seems now to have been more favourably received than at its first representation . The " Maiden Queen " was followed by the " Tempest , " an alteration of Shakspeare's play of the same name , in which Dryden assisted Sir William ...
... seems now to have been more favourably received than at its first representation . The " Maiden Queen " was followed by the " Tempest , " an alteration of Shakspeare's play of the same name , in which Dryden assisted Sir William ...
Page 360
... seems to have inflamed the hatred of Swift , who , with all his levities , was strictly attached to his order , and keenly jealous of its honours.1 Dryden himself seems to have been In his apology for " The Tale of a Tub , ” he points ...
... seems to have inflamed the hatred of Swift , who , with all his levities , was strictly attached to his order , and keenly jealous of its honours.1 Dryden himself seems to have been In his apology for " The Tale of a Tub , ” he points ...
Page 395
... seems odd , that , in the whole course of his journal , he never mentions his father's name , nor makes the least allusion to his very recent death . John Dryden , the younger , died at Rome soon after this excursion . Erasmus - Henry ...
... seems odd , that , in the whole course of his journal , he never mentions his father's name , nor makes the least allusion to his very recent death . John Dryden , the younger , died at Rome soon after this excursion . Erasmus - Henry ...
Contents
THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN | 1 |
Revival of the Drama at the Restoration | 55 |
Heroic PlaysThe RehearsalMarriage | 101 |
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