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Brotherton Collection16
English Literature16

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monmouth's rebellion, 16852
fables1
great britain1
political satire, english1

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Dryden, John (1631-1700)16
Dryden, John3
Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-16853
Charles II, King of England, 1630-16852
Ovid2
Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D. Or 18 A.D)2
Publius Ovidus Naso2
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-16832
Blow, John1
Blow, John (1708)1

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Fables ancient and modern; translated into verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace, & Chaucer: with original poems

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Ovid; Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400); Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375); Homer

1700

First edition. Error in paging: p. 272-359 omitted; the page following p. 646 is numbered 565. Half-title: Mr Dryden's fables. Contents on final two pages. p. 567-646 are not mentioned in the ...

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The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis

Juvenal; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Persius

1693

The satires of Persius have separate title-page and pagination. Page liii is misnumbered xxxix. Page [1] at end blank.

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The second part of Absalom and Achitophel. : A poem

Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1682

First edition; third issue?. Anon., by Nahum Tate, assisted by Dryden.

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Astræa redux. : A poem on the happy restoration & return of His sacred Majesty Charles the Second

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1660

Macdonald 5aii; the "F2" state of the inner form of sheet C, which differs from "F1" in lines 151, 166, 195, 208 and 210. The re-setting of line 151 shows that "F2" is the corrected state of the first...

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Absalom and Achitophel. : A poem

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1681

A satire directed against Shaftesbury and Monmouth. A second part, an afterthought by Dryden and Tate, appeared in 1682. Sig. pi1 is a blank; A1 (address to reader) has no signature. Anon., by J...

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Albion and Albanius : an opera, perform'd at the Queens Theatre, in Dorset Garden

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1685

First edition. Wing D2224; Macdonald 88a, with comma after "justitiam" on title-page and "ate" corrected to "State" in line 18 of page 16. Apparently an early copy lacking leaf with prologue and epi...

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Absalom and Achitophel. : A poem

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1681

A satire directed against Shaftesbury and Monmouth. A second part, an after thought by Dryden and Tate, appeared in 1682. With the blank first leaf.

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Britannia rediviva, a poem on the birth of the prince

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1688

First edition. On the birth of James Francis Edward Stuart.

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Prologue to the Dutchess, on her return from Scotland

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Otway, Thomas (1652-1685)

1682

Written for a performance of Thomas Otway's "Venice preserved", attended by the Duchess of York on 31 May 1682.

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Poems on various occasions; and translations from several authors

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Titus Lucretius Carus; Theocritus; Horace; Ovid

1701

First edition. The following have separate title-pages: Absalom and Achitophel. The tenth edition. 1701 -- The medal. The fourth edition. 1701 -- Religio laici. The fourth edition. 1701 -- The hind ...

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Prologue to His Royal Highness, upon his first appearance at the Duke's Theatre since his return from Scotland

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

[1682]

Broadside. Caption title. Spoken at a performance of of Thomas Otway's 'Venice preserv'd' in April 1682, following the return of the Duke of York from Edinburgh.

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