The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq., Vol. 2 of 4: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq., Vol. 2 of 4: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations

Houfe, March 26, 1674. 302 Epilogue on the fame Occafion 305 Prologue to the Univerfity of Oxford, 1674. 307 Prologue to Circe 309.

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Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq., Vol. 2 of 4: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations

The nation is in too high a ferment, for me to expect either fair war, or even so much as fair quarter, from a reader of the opposite party. All men are engaged either on this side or that; and tho' conscience is the common word, which is given by both, yet if a writer fall among enemies, and cannot give the marks of their conscience, he is knocked down before the reasons of his own are heard. A preface, therefore, which is but a bespeaking of favour, is altogether useless. What I desire the reader should know concerning me, he will find in the body of the poem, if he have but the patience to peruse it. Only this advertisement let him take before-hand, which relates to the merits of the cause.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.