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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Dryden, John, 1631-1700. Best of Dryden. New York : Ronald Press [©1933] (OCoLC)604763449 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Dryden; Louis I Bredvold |
ISBN: | 0686022157 9780686022152 |
OCLC Number: | 355195 |
Description: | xliv, 572 pages ; 19 cm. |
Contents: | Poetry. Upon the death of the Lord Hastings -- Heroic stanzas, to the memory of His Highness, Oliver, late lard protector of this commonwealth -- To my honor'd friend Sir Robert Howard -- Astræa Redux. A poem on the happy restoration and return of his sacred majesty Charles the second -- To his sacred majesty. A panegyric on his coronation -- To my honor'd friend Dr. Charleton -- To the Lady Castlemaine, upon her encouraging his first play -- Annus Mirabilis: the year of wonders, 1666. An historical poem Songs and lyrical pieces. The tears of Amynta for the death of Damon -- Song: Sylvia the fair, in the bloom of fifteen Rondelay -- The fair stranger -- From the Indian emperor -- From Tyrannic love -- From The conquest of Granada, song of the Zambra dance -- From Marriage a la mode -- From Troilus and Cressida -- From The Spanish friar -- From Amphitryon -- From King Arthur -- From the same, Harvest song -- From the same, Song of Venus -- An ode on the death of Mr. Purcell -- Veni creator spiritus Prologues and epilogues. Prologue to secret love, or the maiden queen -- Prologue and epilogue to Sir Martin Mar-All, or the feigned innocence -- Prologue and epilogue to the tempest -- Porlogue and epilogue to the University of Oxford, 1674 -- Prologue and epilogue to Aurung-Zebe -- Prologue to the University of Oxford Absalom and Achitophel -- From the Second part of Absalom and Achitophel -- The medal, a satire against sedition -- Mac Flecknoe; or, a satire upon the true-blue-Protestant poet, T.X. -- Religio Laici; or, a layman's faith -- To the memory of Mr. Oldham -- The twenty-ninth ode of the third book of Horace -- To the pious memory of Mrs. Anne Killigrew. An ode -- The hind and the panther. A poem, in three parts A song for St. Cecilia's day, November 22, 1687 -- Lines on Milton -- To my dear friend Mr. Congreve, on his comedy called The double dealer -- To Sir Godfrey Kneller -- Alexander's feast; or, the power of music; an ode in honor of St. Cecilia's day, 1697 -- The second book of theÆneis -- Sigismonda and Guiscardo, from Boccacce -- To my honor'd kinsman, John Driden, or Chesterton -- Prose. An essay of dramatic poesy -- A defence of an essay of dramatic poesy -- Preface to Sylvæ: or the second part of the poetical miscellanies, 1685 -- Preface to the fables. |
Series Title: | Nelson's English series. |
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