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fables3
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Dryden, John (1631-1700)14
Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375)3
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400)3
Dryden, John3
Homer3
Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D. Or 18 A.D)3
Publius Ovidus Naso3
Herringman, Henry2
Herringman, Henry (1704)2
Newcombe, Thomas2

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A prologue written by Mr. Dryden, to a new play, call'd, The loyal brother

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Southerne, Thomas (1660-1746)

[1682]

Broadside.

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Oedipus : a tragedy. As it is acted at His Royal Highness the Duke's theatre

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Lee, Nathaniel (1653?-1692); Sophocles

1692

An adaption of Sophocles. Indexed in: Wing D2325.

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Lachrymæ musarum : the Tears of the Muses: exprest in elegies; written by divers persons of nobility and worth, upon the death of the most hopefull Henry, Lord Hastings

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678); Brome, Richard (1652)

1650

Contains an elegy by Dryden, "Upon the Death of the Lord Hastings" (p. 88-92), his first published work, written when at Westminster School. In this edition two unnumbered leaves are inserted between ...

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The assignation: or, Love in a nunnery : As it is acted, at the Theatre-Royal

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Herringman, Henry (1704); Newcombe, Thomas (1627-1681)

1678

Second edition. Signatures: A⁴, a², B-I⁴. Page 23 incorrectly numbered 32. Macdonald, Hugh. John Dryden; a bibliography. Oxford, 1939, p. 112. Indexed in: Wing D2242.

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The assignation : or, Love in a nunnery. As it is acted, at the Theatre-Royal

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Newcombe, Thomas (1627-1681); Herringman, Henry (1704)

1673

First edition. Cover title. Signatures: A⁴, 2 leaves unsigned, B-K⁴, L². Headpiece; initial. Error in paging: 68 numbered 78. Macdonald, Hugh. John Dryden; a bibliography. Oxford, 1939,...

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Letters upon several occasions : written by and between Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly, Mr. ----, Mr. Congreve, and Mr. Dennis

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Dennis, John (1657-1734); Congreve, William (1670-1729); Wycherley, William (1640?-1716); Voiture Monsieur de (1597-1648)

1696

Eight unnumbered leaves follow p. 128; p. 67 misnumbered 76. List of books printed for S. Briscoe: p. [2] at end. Collation: A-I⁸ *i⁸ K-N⁸. *i8 has at foot: "To go after page 128". The pages...

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A dialogue concerning women : being a defence of the sex. Written to Eugenia

Walsh, William (1663-1708); Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1691

Title-page within double-ruled border. By William Walsh.--cf. Halkett & Laing. Preface signed by John Dryden, who may have shared in the composition of the work. The last leaf (K4) is blank. I...

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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 conquest of Granada by the Spaniards : In two parts. Acted at the Theater-Royal

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1678

Each part has caption title: Almanzor and Almahide. Or, The conquest of Granada. Part two has special t.-p.: Almanzor and Almahide: or, The conquest of Grandada. The second part. "Of heroick plays...

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Poetical miscellanies : the sixth part. Containing a collection of original poems, with several new translations

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736); Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1709

Collected and edited by Jacob Tonson. Pagination highly irregular: Y6, Hh8, Mm3 are cancels. First edition, second variant; cf. Griffith 1, Wise, T., Pope library, p. 3-4; Macdonald, Dryden, but o...

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Amphitryon : or, The two Socia's. A comedy as it is acted at the Theatre Royal

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Molière (1622-1673); Plautus, Titus Maccius; Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)

1690

First ed., 1st issue. For full description cf. Hugh MacDonald's John Dryden, item 90 a i. Text of play (pp. 1-57) followed by 'Epilogue', 'Catalogue of Mr. Dryden's works' and 'The songs of Amphitry...

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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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