John DrydenJohn Dryden was the most illustrious poet of his day; the publication of his Works of Virgil was nothing less than a national event. He was in the public eye for some forty years, holding positions at court for a long period. Dryden wrote more, and in more genres than any of his contemporaries, was praised for his bold, straightforward, and energetic style, and produced the first body of what we now call "criticism" in English. This new selection, prepared by the eminent Dryden scholar Keith Walker, represents the full range of Dryden's poetic talent, and pays particular attention to his translations, which formed the backbone of his poetic output. These translations more than anything re-energized English verse and pointed to new possiblities for later poets. |
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... land . There thou mayst wings display and altars raise , And torture one poor word ten thousand ways . Or , if thou wouldst thy different talents suit , Set thy own songs , and sing them to thy lute . ' He said : but his last words were ...
... land . There thou mayst wings display and altars raise , And torture one poor word ten thousand ways . Or , if thou wouldst thy different talents suit , Set thy own songs , and sing them to thy lute . ' He said : but his last words were ...
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... land and drop into the main . Now hills and vales no more distinction know , And levelled nature lies oppressed ... lands , The bound of fruitful fields , while fields they were , But then a field of waters did appear : Parnassus ...
... land and drop into the main . Now hills and vales no more distinction know , And levelled nature lies oppressed ... lands , The bound of fruitful fields , while fields they were , But then a field of waters did appear : Parnassus ...
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... land , what ocean was before ; And far from strands are shells of fishes found , And rusty anchors fixed on mountain ... lands ; And lakes , and trembling bogs are barren sands : And the parched desert floats in streams unknown ...
... land , what ocean was before ; And far from strands are shells of fishes found , And rusty anchors fixed on mountain ... lands ; And lakes , and trembling bogs are barren sands : And the parched desert floats in streams unknown ...
Contents
From Absalom and Achitophel | 6 |
From the Second Part of Absalom and Achitophel | 14 |
The Latter Part of the Third Book of Lucretius | 29 |
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Absalom and Achitophel Achilles Achitophel Aeacus Aeneas Aeneid Ajax Ancaeus arms bear behold betwixt blood body born breast breath Caeneus cast Cinyras cried crime cursed death decree dream E'en earth Euryalus eyes Fables face fair fame fate father fear feast field fight fire flame Flecknoe flood force goddess gods grace Grecian grief ground hand haste head heard heart heaven honour husband impious Iphis John Dryden Jove king labours light living lord MacFlecknoe maid Meleager Metamorphoses mind mortal mother night Nisus Nisus and Euryalus numbers nymph o'er once Ovid pain pious Pirithous poem popish plot praise prey Priam priest prize race rage rest Rhoetus Satires of Juvenal seas Shadwell shame shield sight sire slain sleep soul stood sword tears thee Thomas Shadwell thou thought trembling Trojan Troy Twas vows wife wind wings wound wretch youth