Lives of The English Poets Volume I1961 |
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Page 271
... Charles Dryden . He prefixed a very ample preface in the form of a dedication to lord Dorset ; and there gives an account of the design which he had once formed to write an epick poem on the actions either of Arthur or the Black Prince ...
... Charles Dryden . He prefixed a very ample preface in the form of a dedication to lord Dorset ; and there gives an account of the design which he had once formed to write an epick poem on the actions either of Arthur or the Black Prince ...
Page 273
... Dryden's widow , that he would make a present of the ground , which was forty pounds , with all the other Abbey - fees . The lord Halifax likewise sent to the lady Elizabeth and Mr. Charles Dryden her son , that , if they would give him ...
... Dryden's widow , that he would make a present of the ground , which was forty pounds , with all the other Abbey - fees . The lord Halifax likewise sent to the lady Elizabeth and Mr. Charles Dryden her son , that , if they would give him ...
Page 275
... Charles Dryden wrote a handsome letter to the lord Jefferies , who returned it with this cool answer , " That he ... Dryden's decease , was ap- pointed for the interment : Dr. Garth pronounced a fine Latin oration , at the College , over ...
... Charles Dryden wrote a handsome letter to the lord Jefferies , who returned it with this cool answer , " That he ... Dryden's decease , was ap- pointed for the interment : Dr. Garth pronounced a fine Latin oration , at the College , over ...
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