The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected: with Notes and Illustrations; an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Grounded on Original and Authentick Documents; and a Collection of His Letters, the Greater Part of which Has Never Before Been Published, Količina 2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1800 |
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... excellent a character , and so suitable to the wishes of all good men , could not better have conveyed himself into his people's apprehensions than in your Lordship's person , who so lively express the same virtues , that you seem not ...
... excellent a character , and so suitable to the wishes of all good men , could not better have conveyed himself into his people's apprehensions than in your Lordship's person , who so lively express the same virtues , that you seem not ...
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... excellent government , so well established by the wisdom of our forefathers , and so much shaken by the folly of this age , shall recover its ancient splen- dour , posterity cannot be so ungrateful as to forget those , who , in the ...
... excellent government , so well established by the wisdom of our forefathers , and so much shaken by the folly of this age , shall recover its ancient splen- dour , posterity cannot be so ungrateful as to forget those , who , in the ...
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... excellent subject , but not so arti- ficially wrought as they could have wished ; and now let my enemies make their best of this con- fession . The scene of the Duke of Guise's return to Paris , against the King's positive command ...
... excellent subject , but not so arti- ficially wrought as they could have wished ; and now let my enemies make their best of this con- fession . The scene of the Duke of Guise's return to Paris , against the King's positive command ...
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... excellent critick has lately told us , that when a King is named , a Hero is supposed : it is a reve- rence due to majesty to make the virtues as con- spicuous , and the vices as obscure as we can possibly ; and this we own we have ...
... excellent critick has lately told us , that when a King is named , a Hero is supposed : it is a reve- rence due to majesty to make the virtues as con- spicuous , and the vices as obscure as we can possibly ; and this we own we have ...
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... excellent Duchess , the patroness of my poor unworthy poetry . If I had not greater , the fault was never in their want of goodness to me , but in my own backwardness to ask ; which has always , and I believe will ever keep me from ...
... excellent Duchess , the patroness of my poor unworthy poetry . If I had not greater , the fault was never in their want of goodness to me , but in my own backwardness to ask ; which has always , and I believe will ever keep me from ...
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ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL acted action afterwards ALBION AND ALBANIUS amongst answer appears betwixt Bishop called catholick cause character church of England Cleomenes commendation confess conscience criticks crown death DEDICATION discourse dispute Dryden Duchess Duchess of York Duke of Guise Earl Elkanah Settle endeavour enemies English errours father favour fortune French friends give Henry the Third honour JOHN DRYDEN judge judgment King King of Navarre King's Lady lawful League learned least libel lived Lord Lord Rochester Lordship Majesty matter mean musick nature never observed opera opinion papists parallel parliament party person play pleased Plutarch poem poet poetry Pope popish Popish Plot praise Preface pretended prince protestant publick reader reason rebellion religion Roman Rome royal satire says scripture Shaftesbury shew supposed tell theatre thing thought tion tragedy Trajan translated true verses virtue words write written