The Works of John Dryden: Dramatic worksPaterson, 1882 - English literature |
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... dare stay with thee ; I'll whistle thy tame fortune after me ; And whirl fate with me wheresoe'er I fly , As winds drive storms before them in the sky . This curious passage did not escape the malicious criticism of Settle , who ...
... dare stay with thee ; I'll whistle thy tame fortune after me ; And whirl fate with me wheresoe'er I fly , As winds drive storms before them in the sky . This curious passage did not escape the malicious criticism of Settle , who ...
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... dare To be so impudent as to despair . What are ten thousand subjects , such as they ? If I am scorned , I'll take myself away . Dryden's apology for these extravagances seems to be , that Almanzor is in a passion . But , although ...
... dare To be so impudent as to despair . What are ten thousand subjects , such as they ? If I am scorned , I'll take myself away . Dryden's apology for these extravagances seems to be , that Almanzor is in a passion . But , although ...
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... dare I trust the partiality of my friends : I make my last appeal to your royal highness , as to a sovereign tribunal . Heroes should only be judged by heroes ; because they only are capable of measuring great and heroic actions by the ...
... dare I trust the partiality of my friends : I make my last appeal to your royal highness , as to a sovereign tribunal . Heroes should only be judged by heroes ; because they only are capable of measuring great and heroic actions by the ...
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... dare confidently affirm , that very few tragedies , in this age , shall be received without it . All the arguments which are formed against it , can amount to no more than this , that it is not so near conversation as prose , and ...
... dare confidently affirm , that very few tragedies , in this age , shall be received without it . All the arguments which are formed against it , can amount to no more than this , that it is not so near conversation as prose , and ...
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... believed the power of magic , and that there are spirits or spectres which have appeared . This , I say , is foundation enough for poetry ; and I dare further affirm , that the whole doctrine of separated beings ESSAY ON HEROIC PLAYS . 23.
... believed the power of magic , and that there are spirits or spectres which have appeared . This , I say , is foundation enough for poetry ; and I dare further affirm , that the whole doctrine of separated beings ESSAY ON HEROIC PLAYS . 23.
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Abdal Abdalla Abdelm ABDELMELECH Aben ABENAMAR Abencerrages Almah Almahide Almanz Almanzor Amal Amalthea Arga ARGALEON Asca ASCANIO Aurelian beauty Ben Jonson Benito Benz Benzayda betwixt Boab BOABDELIN brave brother Camillo command confess Conquest of Granada court crown dare dear death DORALICE Dryden Duke of ARCOS Enter Eubulus Exeunt Exit fate father favour fear fight fortune Fred give Granada Guards HAMET hand happy haste hear heart heaven HIPPOLITA honour hope JOHN DRYDEN king lady Laura leave Leon Leonidas live look lovers Lucretia Lyndar Lyndaraxa madam married MELANTHA mistress never Ozmyn Pala Palamede Palm Palmyra pity play poet Poly POLYDAMAS prince queen revenge Rhodophil SCENE Selin soul speak stay sword tell thee there's thou art thought twas VIOLETTA virtue wife woman words Zegrys ZULEMA