Poems and Prose of John DrydenPenguin Books, 1955 - 356 pages |
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Page 40
... arms accuse ; These arms may sons against their fathers use ; And , ' tis my wish , the next successor's reign May make no other Israelite complain . ' 1. Monmouth had been sent out of the country by the King in September 1679 , but ...
... arms accuse ; These arms may sons against their fathers use ; And , ' tis my wish , the next successor's reign May make no other Israelite complain . ' 1. Monmouth had been sent out of the country by the King in September 1679 , but ...
Page 257
... arms are to the last decision bent , And fortune labours with the vast event ; She now has in her hand the greatest stake , Which for contending monarchs she can make . What e'er can urge ambitious youth to fight , She pompously ...
... arms are to the last decision bent , And fortune labours with the vast event ; She now has in her hand the greatest stake , Which for contending monarchs she can make . What e'er can urge ambitious youth to fight , She pompously ...
Page 295
... arms are , great . For Aureng - Zebe a hated name is grown , And love less bears a rival than the throne . MORAT . To me , the cries of fighting fields are charms , Keen be my sabre , and of proof my arms , I ask no other blessing of my ...
... arms are , great . For Aureng - Zebe a hated name is grown , And love less bears a rival than the throne . MORAT . To me , the cries of fighting fields are charms , Keen be my sabre , and of proof my arms , I ask no other blessing of my ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
PROLOGUE TO THE TEMPEST 1670 | 97 |
PROLOGUE AND EPILOGUE TO THE UNIVERSITY | 104 |
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