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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Page 231
... heaven be good ) , Let all records of will revealed be shown ; With scripture all in equal balance thrown , And our ... Heaven's early care prescribed for every age ; First , in the soul , and after , in the page . Or , whether more ...
... heaven be good ) , Let all records of will revealed be shown ; With scripture all in equal balance thrown , And our ... Heaven's early care prescribed for every age ; First , in the soul , and after , in the page . Or , whether more ...
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... heaven appear In its best work of mercy , think it there ; Where all the deeds of charity and love Were in as constant method , as above , All carried on ; all of a piece with theirs ; As free her alms , as diligent her cares ; As loud ...
... heaven appear In its best work of mercy , think it there ; Where all the deeds of charity and love Were in as constant method , as above , All carried on ; all of a piece with theirs ; As free her alms , as diligent her cares ; As loud ...
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... heaven not otherwise ordain , Safe in thy hollow ships thou should'st remain , Nor ever tempt the fatal field again . But now thy planet sheds his poisonous rays , And short and full of sorrow are thy days . For what remains , to heaven ...
... heaven not otherwise ordain , Safe in thy hollow ships thou should'st remain , Nor ever tempt the fatal field again . But now thy planet sheds his poisonous rays , And short and full of sorrow are thy days . For what remains , to heaven ...
Contents
To John Hoddesdon on his Divine Epigrams I | 1 |
Annus Mirabilis | 23 |
Absalom and Achitophel | 177 |
Copyright | |
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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