 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 550 pages
...Lordship's most obliged, Most humble, and most obedient servant, JOHN DRYDEN. PREFACE TO ALL FOR LOVE, OK, THE WORLD WELL LOST. J. HE death of Antony and Cleopatra...was printed in 1594, but never acted. ANTONIUS, or, the Tragedie of Mark Antony, done from the French, by Mary, Countess of Pembroke, (sister of Sir Philip... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 580 pages
...Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakspeare ; * and by all so variously, that their example has given...not but the same motive has prevailed with all of * On this subject Daniel wrote a play, entitled CLEOPATRA, which was printed in 1594, but never acted.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 426 pages
...Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakespeare ; and by all so variously, that their example has given...myself in this bow of Ulysses amongst the crowd of shooters; and, withal, to take my own measures, in aiming at the mark. I doubt not but the same motive... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 436 pages
...Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakespeare ; and by all so variously, that their example has given...myself in this bow of Ulysses amongst the crowd of shooters; and, withal, to take my own measures, in aiming at the mark. I doubt not but the same motive... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1907 - 644 pages
...Cleopatra, is a Subject which has been treated by the greatest Wits of our Nation, after Shakespeare; and by all so variously, that their example has given me the confidence to try my self in this Bowe of Ulysses amongst the Crowd of Sutors ; and, withal, to take my own measures,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1882 - 466 pages
...Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakespeare ; and by all so variously, that their example has given...not but the same motive has prevailed with all of us in this attempt ; I mean the excellency of the moral : For the chief persons represented were famous... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1883 - 456 pages
...Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakespeare ; and by all so variously, that their example has given...not but the same motive has prevailed with all of us in this attempt ; I mean the excellency of the moral : For the chief persons repre[ sented were... | |
 | John Dryden - Criticism - 1900 - 420 pages
...Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakespeare; and by all so variously, that their example has given...Ulysses amongst the crowd of suitors; and, withal, to 5 take my own measures, in aiming at the mark. I doubt not but the same motive has prevailed with all... | |
 | John Dryden - Criticism - 1900 - 412 pages
...Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakespeare ; and by all so variously, that their example has given me the confidence to try myself in this bow.of Ulysses amongst the crowd of suitors ; and, withal, to 5 take my own measures, in aiming at... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Rome - 1907 - 650 pages
...example has given me the confidence to try my self in this Bowe of Ulysses amongst the Crowd of Sulors ; and, withal, to take my own measures, in aiming at...not but the same Motive has prevailed with all of us in this attempt ; I mean the excellency of the Moral : for the chief persons represented, were famous... | |
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The death of Antony and Cleopatra is a subject which has been treated by the greatest wits of our nation, after Shakespeare; and by all so variously, that their example has given me the confidence to try myself in this bow of Ulysses amongst the crowd... 
