The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 9 of 18
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Excerpt from The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 9 of 18: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes These verses compose the earliest of our author´s political poems, and are among the first which lie wrote, of any length or consequence. The first edition is now before me, by the favour of my friend, Richard Heber, Esq.; and, while correcting this sheet, I received another copy from Mr Finlay, author of the "Vale of Ellerslie." It is of the last degree of rarity, since it has escaped the researches even of Mr Malone. The full title is, "A Poem upon the Death of his late Highness Oliver, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland; written by Mr Dryden, London, printed for William Wilson, and are to be sold in Well-Yard, near Little St Bartholomew´s Hospital, 1659," 4to. Upon comparing this rare edition with those of a later date, no material alterations occur, excepting that the spelling is modernized, and the title abridged. Some of our author´s biographers have deemed it necessary to apologize for his chusing this subject, by referring to his near connection with Sir Gilbert Pickering, the friend and confidant of the deceased nsurper. There is, however, little reason to suppose, that Dryden did any violence to his own inclinations, to gratify the political feelings of his kinsman and patron. He had been bred in anti-monarchical principles, and did not probably change, till the nation changed with him. The character of Cromwell was in itself an inviting theme to so true a poet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
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