The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 3Little, Brown, & Company; Shepard, Clark & Brown, 1859 |
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... seen a king on chess ( His rooks and knights withdrawn , His queen and bishops in distress ) Shifting about , grow less and less , With here and there a pawn . A SONG FOR ST . CECILIA'S DAY , 1687 . I. FROM harmony , from heavenly ...
... seen a king on chess ( His rooks and knights withdrawn , His queen and bishops in distress ) Shifting about , grow less and less , With here and there a pawn . A SONG FOR ST . CECILIA'S DAY , 1687 . I. FROM harmony , from heavenly ...
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... seen in MS . and which is a coeval parody on Dryden's Song to Armida , deserves to be cited : ' Or if the king please that I may , at his charge , Just under your window be brought in a barge ; Nay , ' twill be enough , as I died a ...
... seen in MS . and which is a coeval parody on Dryden's Song to Armida , deserves to be cited : ' Or if the king please that I may , at his charge , Just under your window be brought in a barge ; Nay , ' twill be enough , as I died a ...
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... The sprightly green , In woodland - walks , no more is seen ; The sprightly green has drunk the Tyrian dye . CHORUS OF ALL . Plenty , peace , & c . 40 45 50 55 MARS . Sound the trumpet , beat the drum ; 24 THE SECULAR MASQUE .
... The sprightly green , In woodland - walks , no more is seen ; The sprightly green has drunk the Tyrian dye . CHORUS OF ALL . Plenty , peace , & c . 40 45 50 55 MARS . Sound the trumpet , beat the drum ; 24 THE SECULAR MASQUE .
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... 20 EPILOGUE TO THE INDIAN QUEEN . SPOKEN BY MONTEZUMA . You see what shifts we are enforc'd to try , To help out wit with some variety ; Shows may be found that never yet were seen , PROLOGUES AND EPILOGUES . 45 Epilogue to the Indian ...
... 20 EPILOGUE TO THE INDIAN QUEEN . SPOKEN BY MONTEZUMA . You see what shifts we are enforc'd to try , To help out wit with some variety ; Shows may be found that never yet were seen , PROLOGUES AND EPILOGUES . 45 Epilogue to the Indian ...
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John Dryden. Shows may be found that never yet were seen , ' Tis hard to find such wit as ne'er has been : You have seen all that this old world can do , We , therefore , try the fortune of the new , And hope it is below your aim to hit ...
John Dryden. Shows may be found that never yet were seen , ' Tis hard to find such wit as ne'er has been : You have seen all that this old world can do , We , therefore , try the fortune of the new , And hope it is below your aim to hit ...
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