The Works of John Dryden: Dramatic worksPaterson, 1882 - English literature |
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... seems to have been a favourite with Dryden , as well as with the public . In the Essay upon Heroic Plays , as well as in the dedication , the character of Almanzor is dwelt upon with that degree of complacency which an author ...
... seems to have been a favourite with Dryden , as well as with the public . In the Essay upon Heroic Plays , as well as in the dedication , the character of Almanzor is dwelt upon with that degree of complacency which an author ...
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... seems to be , that Almanzor is in a passion . But , although talking nonsense is a common effect of passion , it seems hardly one of those consequences adapted to show forth the character of a hero in theatrical representation . It must ...
... seems to be , that Almanzor is in a passion . But , although talking nonsense is a common effect of passion , it seems hardly one of those consequences adapted to show forth the character of a hero in theatrical representation . It must ...
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... seems to have been the chief source from which our author drew his plot . In the conduct of the story there is much brilliancy of event . The reader , or spectator , is never allowed to repose on the scene before him ; and although the ...
... seems to have been the chief source from which our author drew his plot . In the conduct of the story there is much brilliancy of event . The reader , or spectator , is never allowed to repose on the scene before him ; and although the ...
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... seems worth while to reproduce ( as I am enabled to do by the kindness of Messrs . Macmillan ) the sketch of the plot and incidents given in my Dryden ( English Men of Letters ) pp . 46-51 : - This " The kingdom of Granada under its ...
... seems worth while to reproduce ( as I am enabled to do by the kindness of Messrs . Macmillan ) the sketch of the plot and incidents given in my Dryden ( English Men of Letters ) pp . 46-51 : - This " The kingdom of Granada under its ...
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... seems to have sunk with his good fortune , there is no reason to question his having merited the compliment in the text . The Duke of Buckingham , in his memoirs , has borne witness to the intrepidity with which he encountered the ...
... seems to have sunk with his good fortune , there is no reason to question his having merited the compliment in the text . The Duke of Buckingham , in his memoirs , has borne witness to the intrepidity with which he encountered the ...
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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