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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Page viii
... whofe polite writings are an ornament to the age ; to the learned and accurate Dr. Birch , fecretary to the Royal Society ; and to the candour and in- genuity of the reverend Mr. Walter Harte , one of the canons of Windfor . He begs ...
... whofe polite writings are an ornament to the age ; to the learned and accurate Dr. Birch , fecretary to the Royal Society ; and to the candour and in- genuity of the reverend Mr. Walter Harte , one of the canons of Windfor . He begs ...
Page xiii
... the third fon of this marriage , had for his eldeft born and heir , by Mary the daughter of John Pickering , D. D. rector of Aldwincle , John , whofe life we are now about to write . John Dryden was born at Aldwincle , near Oundle ,
... the third fon of this marriage , had for his eldeft born and heir , by Mary the daughter of John Pickering , D. D. rector of Aldwincle , John , whofe life we are now about to write . John Dryden was born at Aldwincle , near Oundle ,
Page xx
... ( whofe Anthony and Cleopatra is on the fame fubject ) particularly in the famous defcription of the queen of Egypt's failing down the Cydnus . Her galley down the filver Cydnus , & c . How he has fucceeded , we fhall not here take upon ...
... ( whofe Anthony and Cleopatra is on the fame fubject ) particularly in the famous defcription of the queen of Egypt's failing down the Cydnus . Her galley down the filver Cydnus , & c . How he has fucceeded , we fhall not here take upon ...
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... whofe me- mory much deference is paid in the preface . The beginning of this winter , a poem was printed , called an Effay on Satire , in which Sir William Scroggs , lord chief juftice of the King's Bench , Willmot earl of Rochefter ...
... whofe me- mory much deference is paid in the preface . The beginning of this winter , a poem was printed , called an Effay on Satire , in which Sir William Scroggs , lord chief juftice of the King's Bench , Willmot earl of Rochefter ...
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... Whofe darling attribute is being good , From the dark womb of the rude chaos bring Such various creatures and make man their king , Yet leave his favourite man , his chiefest care , More wretched than the vileft infects are ? O ! how ...
... Whofe darling attribute is being good , From the dark womb of the rude chaos bring Such various creatures and make man their king , Yet leave his favourite man , his chiefest care , More wretched than the vileft infects are ? O ! how ...
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