The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, 1760 |
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... king's fcholar : while here he wrote the poem on lord Haftings's death , which is the first in this collection , and tranflated the Third Satire of Perfius , for a Thurfday night's exer- cife . The latter is much the better performance ...
... king's fcholar : while here he wrote the poem on lord Haftings's death , which is the first in this collection , and tranflated the Third Satire of Perfius , for a Thurfday night's exer- cife . The latter is much the better performance ...
Page xv
... King Gorboduc , the compofition blank verfe ; and only the two laft acts were written by that eminent nobleman ; the author of the three first acts being one Mr. Thomas Norton . These are overfights , in which Langbaine , who miffes no ...
... King Gorboduc , the compofition blank verfe ; and only the two laft acts were written by that eminent nobleman ; the author of the three first acts being one Mr. Thomas Norton . These are overfights , in which Langbaine , who miffes no ...
Page xix
... true story related by feveral hiftorians , and told at large by Tavernier in his voyages . It is writ- ten in rhyme ; and in the dedication to the Earl of Mulgrave , it is faid that King Charles not only b 2 JOHN DRYDEN , Efq ; xix.
... true story related by feveral hiftorians , and told at large by Tavernier in his voyages . It is writ- ten in rhyme ; and in the dedication to the Earl of Mulgrave , it is faid that King Charles not only b 2 JOHN DRYDEN , Efq ; xix.
Page xxi
... King's Bench , Willmot earl of Rochefter , the dutchefs of Portsmouth , and feve- ral other remarkable perfonages , were treated with great freedom . Lord Mulgrave and our author wrote it in conjunction , though the nobleman was ...
... King's Bench , Willmot earl of Rochefter , the dutchefs of Portsmouth , and feve- ral other remarkable perfonages , were treated with great freedom . Lord Mulgrave and our author wrote it in conjunction , though the nobleman was ...
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... King Charles the Second , in the most lively terms ; and what added to the force of his fatire or panegyric , was ... king's pofitive command , which exactly correfponded with a fimilar action of Monmouth's , afforded room for the remark ...
... King Charles the Second , in the most lively terms ; and what added to the force of his fatire or panegyric , was ... king's pofitive command , which exactly correfponded with a fimilar action of Monmouth's , afforded room for the remark ...
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