John Dryden, 10. köideOxford University Press, 1987 - 967 pages Dryden's poetry is straightforward, bold, and energetic. He was in the public eye for some forty years, holding positions at court for a long period of time. He was indisputably perceived as the leading writer of his day. He excelled in all the types of writing practiced at the time. He wrote more, and in more genres than anyone. He accumulated to himself (it is a odd distinction) a huge mass of attacks, ranging from the reasoned to the scabrous. Dryden explained his attitudes and intentions in a large number of prologues, epilogues, prefaces, defences, and vindications-thereby quite casually producing the first body of what we now call 'criticism' in English. And yet his life and character remain something of a mystery. |
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... Close by the board the prince's main - mast bore : All three now helpless by each other lie , And this offends not and those fear no more . So have I seen some fearful hare maintain A course , till tired before the dog she lay ; Who ...
... Close by the board the prince's main - mast bore : All three now helpless by each other lie , And this offends not and those fear no more . So have I seen some fearful hare maintain A course , till tired before the dog she lay ; Who ...
Page 298
... close ! By their praying and whining , And clasping and twining , And panting and wishing . And sighing and kissing , And sighing and kissing so close . III Cupid , in shape of a swain , did appear , He saw the sad wound , and in pity ...
... close ! By their praying and whining , And clasping and twining , And panting and wishing . And sighing and kissing , And sighing and kissing so close . III Cupid , in shape of a swain , did appear , He saw the sad wound , and in pity ...
Page 334
... close they follow , such wild order keep , We think ourselves awake , and are asleep ; So softly death succeeded life in her , She did but dream of heaven , and she was there . No pains she suffered , nor expired with noise ; Her soul ...
... close they follow , such wild order keep , We think ourselves awake , and are asleep ; So softly death succeeded life in her , She did but dream of heaven , and she was there . No pains she suffered , nor expired with noise ; Her soul ...
Contents
To John Hoddesdon on his Divine Epigrams I | 1 |
Annus Mirabilis | 23 |
Absalom and Achitophel | 177 |
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Absalom and Achitophel Aeneas Aeneid Aesacus ancient Arcite Aristotle arms bear beauty behold Ben Jonson betwixt blessed blood breast Caeneus Chaucer Cinyras courser cried crime crown death Dryden e'en earth English eyes fair fame fate father fear fight fire flames force Georgics give goddess gods grace Greek ground hand haste head heart heaven honour Iliad John Dryden Jove kind king labour leave light live lord lover Lucretius maid Metamorphoses mighty mind mortal muse nature never night numbers o'er once Ovid pain Palamon Pindar Pirithous plain play pleased poem poet praise Priam prince pursue queen race rage rest rhyme Roman sacred Satire of Juvenal seas Sejanus sighed sight sire skies soul stood sweet sword tears thee Theseus thou thought translation Twas verse Virgil vows wife wind words youth