THE GREATER PART OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEFORE
BEEN PUBLISHED.

BY EDMOND MALONE, Esq.

VOL. I. PART II.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY H. BALDWIN AND SON, NEW BRIDGE-STREET,

FOR T. CADELL, JUN. AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND.

M.DCCC.

553

Numb. I. Dryden's Patent..

II. Contract concerning the FABLES, &c. 560

III. Russel's Bill of Charges for his

Funeral

562

IV. Epitaph in Tichmarsh Church, on

Dryden and his Ancestors...... 564

V. List of Persons, in whose Cabinets

Letters written by Dryden pro-

bably may be found

...

567

VOL. I. PART II.

LETTERS from Dryden to several Persons.

LETTER

I. To Madam Honor Dryden

II. To John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

III. To the Rev. Dr. Busby..

IV. To the same

V. To Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester.

LETTER

VI. To Jacob Tonson

VII. From Jacob Tonson to Dryden

VIII. To Jacob Tonson.

IX. To John Dennis

X. To Jacob Tonson

XI. To the same

XII. To the same

XIII. To the same

XIV. To the same

XV. To the same

XVI. To the same

XVII. To the same

XVIII. To the same

XIX. To the same

XX. To the same

XXI. To the Author's sons at Rome.

XXII. To Jacob Tonson

XXIII. To the same

XXIV. To the same

XXV. To Mrs. Steward.

XXVI. To Elmes Steward, Esq.

XXVII. To Mrs. Steward

XXVIII. To the same

XXIX. To the same

XXX. To the same

XXXI. To the same

XXXII. To the same

..

XXXIII: To Samuel Pepys, Esq.

XXXIV. To Mrs. Steward.

XXXV. To the same

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48

49

XXXVIII. To Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, Jun. 96

101

. 104

XL. To Mrs. Steward

XLII. To Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, Jun. 108

Dedication of THE RIVAL LADIES to

Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery

133

3

i Preface to Sir Robert Howard's Plays.. 15

Dedication of the ESSAY OF DRAMATICK

POESY to Charles, Lord Buckhurst

ESSAY OF DRAMATICK POESY

25

33

Defence of the Epilogue to the Second Part of

THE CONQUEST OF GRANADA

The Grounds of Criticism in Tragedy

Heads of an Answer to Rymer's Treatise on

225

255

299

315