The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 1R. Cadell, 1834 - Demonology |
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Page 76
... Earl of Berkshire was probably soon reconciled to the match ; and Dryden seems to have resided with his father - in - law for some time , since it is from the Earl's seat of Charlton , in Wilt- shire , that he dates the Introduction to ...
... Earl of Berkshire was probably soon reconciled to the match ; and Dryden seems to have resided with his father - in - law for some time , since it is from the Earl's seat of Charlton , in Wilt- shire , that he dates the Introduction to ...
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... Earl of Danby , then a minister in high power , but who , in the course of a few months , was disgraced and imprisoned at the suit of the Commons . As Danby was a great advocate for prerogative , Dry- den fails not to approach him with ...
... Earl of Danby , then a minister in high power , but who , in the course of a few months , was disgraced and imprisoned at the suit of the Commons . As Danby was a great advocate for prerogative , Dry- den fails not to approach him with ...
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... Earl of Abingdon ; and it con- tains some pieces addressed to him and to his lady . He survived also to compose , on the Earl's death , in 1700 , “ The Mourning Swan , " an eclogue to his memory , in which a shepherd gives the following ...
... Earl of Abingdon ; and it con- tains some pieces addressed to him and to his lady . He survived also to compose , on the Earl's death , in 1700 , “ The Mourning Swan , " an eclogue to his memory , in which a shepherd gives the following ...
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THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN | xi |
Revival of the Drama at the Restoration | 55 |
Heroic PlaysThe RehearsalMarriage | 101 |
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