The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Edited with a Memoir, Revised Text, and NotesMacmillan and Company, 1893 - 662 pages |
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... King's House acting after the Fire Prologue to " Arviragus and Philicia " . Prologue for the Women , when they acted ... King of Pontus " Prologue and Epilogue to " The Kind Keeper , or Limberham " Prologue to " The True Widow " Prologue ...
... King's House acting after the Fire Prologue to " Arviragus and Philicia " . Prologue for the Women , when they acted ... King of Pontus " Prologue and Epilogue to " The Kind Keeper , or Limberham " Prologue to " The True Widow " Prologue ...
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... King's scholar , and he left Westminster in 1650 with a scholarship for Trinity College , Cambridge . He was entered ... King Edward the Fourth . ” The chief interest of this curious little volume now consists in its containing Dryden's ...
... King's scholar , and he left Westminster in 1650 with a scholarship for Trinity College , Cambridge . He was entered ... King Edward the Fourth . ” The chief interest of this curious little volume now consists in its containing Dryden's ...
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... King's Theatre and the Duke's , the latter in honour of the Duke of York . The King's Theatre was under the direction of Thomas Killigrew , a favourite court - wit and a writer of plays ; the Duke's was under Sir William Davenant , the ...
... King's Theatre and the Duke's , the latter in honour of the Duke of York . The King's Theatre was under the direction of Thomas Killigrew , a favourite court - wit and a writer of plays ; the Duke's was under Sir William Davenant , the ...
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... King's then ruling mistress . Not daunted by his first failure , Dryden produced before the end of 1663 , at the King's Theatre , a second play , " The Rival Ladies , ” a tragi- comedy . This had some success , and it continued to be ...
... King's then ruling mistress . Not daunted by his first failure , Dryden produced before the end of 1663 , at the King's Theatre , a second play , " The Rival Ladies , ” a tragi- comedy . This had some success , and it continued to be ...
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... King's Theatre in March 1667 , and was a great success . Nell Gwyn , who had lately begun as an actress , enchanted the audience in the part of Florimel . Pepys went with his wife to see the play on March 2 , the first night : the King ...
... King's Theatre in March 1667 , and was a great success . Nell Gwyn , who had lately begun as an actress , enchanted the audience in the part of Florimel . Pepys went with his wife to see the play on March 2 , the first night : the King ...
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Page 222 - Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by Holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions.
Page 21 - But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon ; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side ; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Page 355 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair...
Page 359 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown : He raised a mortal to the skies: She drew an angel down.
Page 85 - With public zeal to cancel private crimes. How safe is treason and how sacred ill, Where none can sin against the people's will, "Where crowds can wink and no offence be known, Since in another's guilt they find their own ! Yet fame deserved no enemy can grudge ; The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge.
Page 357 - He chose a mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate, And weltering in his blood; Deserted at his utmost need By those his former bounty fed, On the bare earth exposed he lies With not a friend to close his eyes.
Page 621 - Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire, Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come, and thy sacred unction bring, To sanctify us while we sing. Plenteous of grace, descend from high, Rich in thy seven-fold energy ! Thou strength of his Almighty hand, Whose power does heaven and earth command.
Page 358 - Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud with a furious joy ; And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy.
Page 483 - In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. . He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off; a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace.
Page 357 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain!