Poems and Prose of John DrydenPenguin Books, 1955 - 356 pages |
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Page 68
... Heav'n's early care prescribed for every age , First , in the soul , and after , in the page . Or whether more abstractedly we look , Or on the writers or the written Book , Whence but for heav'n could men unskilled in arts , In several ...
... Heav'n's early care prescribed for every age , First , in the soul , and after , in the page . Or whether more abstractedly we look , Or on the writers or the written Book , Whence but for heav'n could men unskilled in arts , In several ...
Page 339
... heav'n in spite to me ! Some angel copied , while I slept , each grace , And moulded ev'ry feature from my face . Such majesty does from her forehead rise , Her cheeks such blushes cast , such rays her eyes , Nor I , nor envy , can a ...
... heav'n in spite to me ! Some angel copied , while I slept , each grace , And moulded ev'ry feature from my face . Such majesty does from her forehead rise , Her cheeks such blushes cast , such rays her eyes , Nor I , nor envy , can a ...
Page 342
... heav'n looks careless on . NOURMAHAL . Where are those pow'rs which monarchs should defend ? Or do they vain ... heav'n shall mourn in vain , like me . [ As she is going to stab INDAMORA , MORAT raises himself , and holds her hand ] ...
... heav'n looks careless on . NOURMAHAL . Where are those pow'rs which monarchs should defend ? Or do they vain ... heav'n shall mourn in vain , like me . [ As she is going to stab INDAMORA , MORAT raises himself , and holds her hand ] ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
PROLOGUE TO THE TEMPEST 1670 | 97 |
PROLOGUE AND EPILOGUE TO THE UNIVERSITY | 104 |
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Absalom ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL Achitophel ancients ARIMANT Aristotle arms AURENG-ZEBE beauty Ben Jonson betwixt blank verse blessed Chaucer CHAWN comedy crime Crites crowd crown cursed dare David death DIANET disdain Dryden Edmund Berry Godfrey EMPEROR English Eugenius ev'n ev'ry eyes fame fate father fear foes fortune French give grace hate heart heav'n honour humour INDAMORA Jebusites Jonson judgement kind King laws Lisideius live Lord Mac Flecknoe MELESINDA mind MORAT muse nature ne'er never NOURMAHAL numbers o'er Ovid pains passion peace pity play pleasure Plot poem poesy poet Popish Plot pow'r praise prince reason reign rhyme Sanhedrin satire scene sense Shadwell Shadwell's Shakespeare shun Silent Woman soul speak stage thee Thomas Shadwell thou thought throne Titus Oates tragedy truth twas Virgil virtue words writ write youth