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
... Royal Society ; and to the candour and in- genuity of the reverend Mr. Walter Harte , one of the canons of Windfor . He begs leave to obferve to the inquiring cri- tic , that he has no where prefumed to enter the lifts with his author ...
... Royal Society ; and to the candour and in- genuity of the reverend Mr. Walter Harte , one of the canons of Windfor . He begs leave to obferve to the inquiring cri- tic , that he has no where prefumed to enter the lifts with his author ...
Page xvi
... royal in 1671 , and dedicated to the romantic writing duke of Newcastle ; before it we find a preface , in which the author dif- courses upon comedy and farce , and their difference ; paffes fome ftrictures upon Ben . Jonson , and then ...
... royal in 1671 , and dedicated to the romantic writing duke of Newcastle ; before it we find a preface , in which the author dif- courses upon comedy and farce , and their difference ; paffes fome ftrictures upon Ben . Jonson , and then ...
Page xvii
... Royal Martyr , is written in rhyme , and dedicated to the duke of Monmouth . We are told in the preface that it was finifhed in feven weeks , with an intention " to prove , against the ene- " mies of the ftage , that patterns of piety ...
... Royal Martyr , is written in rhyme , and dedicated to the duke of Monmouth . We are told in the preface that it was finifhed in feven weeks , with an intention " to prove , against the ene- " mies of the ftage , that patterns of piety ...
Page xix
... Royal in Drury - Lane : it was enti- tuled Amboina , or the Cruelties of the Dutch to the English Merchants , a tragedy ; and published with a dedication to Lord Clifford of Chudleigh . Though written in a month , it fucceeded well on ...
... Royal in Drury - Lane : it was enti- tuled Amboina , or the Cruelties of the Dutch to the English Merchants , a tragedy ; and published with a dedication to Lord Clifford of Chudleigh . Though written in a month , it fucceeded well on ...
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... Royal in Drury - Lane , anno 1690 ; but being infupportably long , was curtailed even after the firft night's performance . The dedication of this per- formance to Sydney , Earl of Leicester , is a remark . ably fine piece of writing ...
... Royal in Drury - Lane , anno 1690 ; but being infupportably long , was curtailed even after the firft night's performance . The dedication of this per- formance to Sydney , Earl of Leicester , is a remark . ably fine piece of writing ...
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