The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected: with Notes and Illustrations; an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Grounded on Original and Authentick Documents; and a Collection of His Letters, the Greater Part of which Has Never Before Been Published, Volume 2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1800 |
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... virtue to great men , that you are often in danger of your own benefits ; for you are threatened with some Epistle , and not suffered to do good in quiet , or to compound for their silence whom you have ' ALL FOR LOVE was represented at ...
... virtue to great men , that you are often in danger of your own benefits ; for you are threatened with some Epistle , and not suffered to do good in quiet , or to compound for their silence whom you have ' ALL FOR LOVE was represented at ...
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... virtues which we copy and describe from you . It is indeed their interest , who endeavour the subversion of governments , to discourage poets and historians ; for the best which can happen to them is to be forgotten ; but such who ...
... virtues which we copy and describe from you . It is indeed their interest , who endeavour the subversion of governments , to discourage poets and historians ; for the best which can happen to them is to be forgotten ; but such who ...
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... virtue is best to be trusted with itself , for assistance only can be given by a genius superiour to that which it assists ; and it is the noblest kind of debt when we are only obliged to GOD and nature . This then , my Lord , is your ...
... virtue is best to be trusted with itself , for assistance only can be given by a genius superiour to that which it assists ; and it is the noblest kind of debt when we are only obliged to GOD and nature . This then , my Lord , is your ...
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... virtues ; his distributive justice to the deserving , and his bounty and com- passion to the wanting . The disposition of Princes towards their people , cannot better be discovered than in the choice of their ministers ; who , like the ...
... virtues ; his distributive justice to the deserving , and his bounty and com- passion to the wanting . The disposition of Princes towards their people , cannot better be discovered than in the choice of their ministers ; who , like the ...
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... virtues of a noble Englishman , as indeed they are properly English virtues ; no people in the world being capable of ... virtue , ponder over and infix in their minds the truths contained in the pages before them , ( with the exception ...
... virtues of a noble Englishman , as indeed they are properly English virtues ; no people in the world being capable of ... virtue , ponder over and infix in their minds the truths contained in the pages before them , ( with the exception ...
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ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL acted action afterwards ALBION AND ALBANIUS amongst answer appears betwixt Bishop called catholick cause character church of England Cleomenes commendation confess conscience criticks crown death DEDICATION discourse dispute Dryden Duchess Duchess of York Duke of Guise Earl Elkanah Settle endeavour enemies English errours father favour fortune French friends give Henry the Third honour JOHN DRYDEN judge judgment King King of Navarre King's Lady lawful League learned least libel lived Lord Lord Rochester Lordship Majesty matter mean musick nature never observed opera opinion papists parallel parliament party person play pleased Plutarch poem poet poetry Pope popish Popish Plot praise Preface pretended prince protestant publick reader reason rebellion religion Roman Rome royal satire says scripture Shaftesbury shew supposed tell theatre thing thought tion tragedy Trajan translated true verses virtue words write written