The Poetical Works of DrydenHoughton Mifflin Company, 1950 - 1095 pages |
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... young gentleman whose wit began to bud as early as that of the incomparable Cowley , and was like him a King's Scholar [ at West- minster School ] when he writ a play called Tamerlane the Great . " The young man seems not to have ...
... young gentleman whose wit began to bud as early as that of the incomparable Cowley , and was like him a King's Scholar [ at West- minster School ] when he writ a play called Tamerlane the Great . " The young man seems not to have ...
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... young Alcibiades , he arraigns his am- bition of meddling with state affairs , without judgment or experience . ' Tis probable that he makes Seneca , in this satire , sustain the part of Socrates , under a borrow'd name ; and , withal ...
... young Alcibiades , he arraigns his am- bition of meddling with state affairs , without judgment or experience . ' Tis probable that he makes Seneca , in this satire , sustain the part of Socrates , under a borrow'd name ; and , withal ...
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... young hero's hounds , As down the stream he swam , to seek re- treat In the cool waters , and to quench his heat . 690 Ascanius , young , and eager of his game , Soon bent his bow , uncertain in his aim ; But the dire fiend the fatal ...
... young hero's hounds , As down the stream he swam , to seek re- treat In the cool waters , and to quench his heat . 690 Ascanius , young , and eager of his game , Soon bent his bow , uncertain in his aim ; But the dire fiend the fatal ...
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH | xvii |
EARLY POEMS | liv |
UPON THE DEATH OF THE LORD | 1 |
Copyright | |
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