Volume 18 — GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Reading edition
VOLUME FIRST.
Page.
The Life of John Dryden 1
Sect. I. Preliminary remarks on the Poetry of England before the Civil Wars—The Life of Dryden from his Birth till the Restoration—His Early Poems, including the Annus Mirabilis, 3
Sect. II. Revival of the Drama at the Restoration—Heroic Plays—Comedies of Intrigue—Commencement of Dryden’s Dramatic Career—The Wild Gallant—Rival Ladies—Indian Queen and Emperor—Dryden’s Marriage—Essay on Drastic Poetry, and subsequent Controversy with Sir Robert Howard—The Maiden Queen—The Tempest—Sir Martin Mar-all—The Mock Astrologer—The Royal Martyr—The two Parts of the Conquest of Granada—Dryden’s situation at this period, 65
Sect. III. Heroic Plays—The Rehearsal—Marriage A-la-mode—The Assignation—Controversy with Clifford—with Leigh—with Ravenscroft—Massacre of Amboyna—State of Innocence, 118
Sect. IV. Dryden’s Controversy with Settle—with Rochester—he is assaulted in Rose-street—Aureng-Zebe—Dryden meditates an Epic Poem—All for Love—Limberham—Œdipus—Troilus and Cressida—The Spanish Friar—Dryden supposed to be in opposition to the Court, 180
Sect. V. Dryden engages in Politics—Absalom and Achitophel, Part First—The Medal—Mac-Flecknoe—Absalom and Achitophel, Part Second—The Duke of Guise, 239
Sect. VI. Threnodia Augustalis—Albion and Albanius—Dryden becomes a Catholic—The Controversy of Dryden with Stillingfleet—The Hind and Panther—Life of St Francis Xavier—Consequences of the Revolution to Dryden—Don Sebastian—King Arthur—Cleomenes— Love Triumphant, 298
Sect. VII. State of Dryden’s Connections in Society after the Revolution—Juvenal and Persius—Smaller Pieces—Eleanora—Third Miscellany—Virgil—Ode to St Cecilia—Dispute with Milbourne—with Blackmore—Fables—The Author’s Death and Funeral—His Private Character—Notices of his Family, 369
Sect. VIII. The State of Dryden’s Reputation at his Death, and afterwards—The general Character of his Mind—His Merit as a Dramatist—As a Lyrical Poet—As a Satirist—As a Narrative Poet—As a Philosophical and Miscellaneous Poet—As a Translator—As a Prose Author—As a Critic, 470
VOLUME SECOND.
Dedication of Mr Congreve’s edition of Dryden’s Dramatic Works to the Duke of Newcastle, 5
The Wild Gallant, a Comedy, 13
Preface, 17
The Rival Ladies, a Tragi-comedy, 109
Dedication to the Earl of Orrery, 113
The Indian Queen, a Tragedy, 201
The Indian Emperor, or the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, 257
Dedication to the Duchess of Monmouth and Buccleuch, 259
Defence of an Essay of Dramatic Poesy, 265
Connection of the Indian Emperor to the Indian Queen, 293
Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen, 379
Preface, 583
VOLUME THIRD.
Sir Martin Mar-All, or the Feigned Innocence, a Comedy, 1
The Tempest, or the Enchanted Island, a Comedy, 95
Preface, 99
An Evening’s Love, or the Mock Astrologer, a Comedy, 207
Epistle Dedicatory to the Duke of Newcastle, 209
Preface, 218
Tyrannic Love, or the Royal Martyr, a Tragedy, 341
Epistle Dedicatory to the Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, 346
Preface, 349
VOLUME FOURTH.
Almanzor and Almahide, or the Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, a Tragedy, Part First, 1
Epistle Dedicatory to the Duke of York, 9
Of Heroic Plays, an Essay, 16
Part II. 111
Defence of the Epilogue; or an Essay on the Dramatic Poetry of the last Age, 211
Marriage A-la-Mode, a Comedy, 231
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Rochester, 235
The Assignation, or Love in a Nunnery, a Comedy, 343
Epistle Dedicatory to Sir Charles Sedley, Bart. 348
VOLUME FIFTH.
Amboyna; or the Cruelties of the Dutch to the English Merchants, a Tragedy, 1
Epistle Dedicatory to Lord Clifford of Chudleigh, 5
The State of Innocence, and Fall of Man, an Opera, 89
Epistle Dedicatory to her Royal Highness the Duchess, 95
Preface. The Author’s Apology for Heroic Poetry, and Poetic Licence, 105
Aureng-Zebe, a Tragedy, 167
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Mulgrave, 174
All for Love, or the World Well Lost, a Tragedy, 285
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Danby, 296
Preface, 306
VOLUME SIXTH.
Limberham, or the Kind Keeper, a Comedy, 1
Epistle Dedicatory to Lord Vaughan, 373
Œdipus, a Tragedy, 115
Preface, 124
Troilus and Cressida, or Truth found too late, a Tragedy, 227
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Sunderland, 231
Preface, 238
The Spanish Friar, or the Double Discovery, 365
Epistle Dedicatory to Lord Haughton, 373
VOLUME SEVENTH.
The Duke of Guise, a Tragedy, 1
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Rochester, 13
The Vindication of the Duke of Guise, 125
Albion and Albanius, an Opera, 209
Preface, 216
Don Sebastian, a Tragedy, 271
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Leicester, 283
Preface, 291
VOLUME EIGHTH.
Amphitryon, or the Two Socias, a Comedy, 1
Epistle Dedicatory to Sir William Leveson, Gower, Bart. 7
King Arthur, or the British Worthy, a Dramatic Opera, 107
Epistle Dedicatory to the Marquis of Halifax, 113
Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy, 181
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Rochester, 191
Preface, 196
The Life of Cleomenes, translated from Plutarch by Mr Thomas Creech, 207
Love Triumphant, or Nature will prevail, a Tragi-comedy, 331
Epistle Dedicatory to the Earl of Salisbury, 337
Prologue, Song, Secular Masque, and Epilogue, written for the Pilgrim, revived for Dryden’s benefit in 1700, 347
VOLUME NINTH.
Poems, Historical and Political.
Heroic Stanzas to the Memory of Oliver Cromwell, 3
Notes, 15
Astrea Redux, 25
Notes, 41
To his Sacred Majesty, a Panegyric on his Coronation, 53
Notes, 59
To Lord Chancellor Hyde, presented on New-year’s-day, 1662, 63
Satire on the Dutch, 71
To her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, on the Victory gained by the Duke over the Dutch, &c. 73
Notes, 79
Annus Mirabilis, the Year of Wonders, 1666, an Historical Poem, 81
Dedication to the Metropolis of Great Britain, 89
An Account of Annus Mirabilis, in a Letter to the Hon. Sir Robert Howard, 92
Notes, 158
Absalom and Achitophel, Part I. 195
To the Reader, 208
Notes on Part I. 249
Part II. 319
Notes on Part II. 354
The Medal, a satire against Sedition, 407
Epistle to the Whigs, 417
Notes, 441
VOLUME TENTH.
Religio Laici, or a Layman’s Faith, an Epistle, 1
Preface, 11
Threnodia Augustalis, a Funeral Pindaric Poem, sacred to the happy memory of King Charles II. 53
Notes, 79
The Hind and the Panther, a Poem, in Three Parts, 85
Preface, 109
Notes on Part I. 139
Part II. 159
Notes on Part II. 185
Part III. 195
Notes on Part III. 240
Britannia, Rediviva, a Poem on the Birth of the Prince, 283
Notes, 302
Prologues and Epilogues, 309
Mac-Flecknoe, a Satire against Thomas Shadwell, 425
Notes, 441
VOLUME ELEVENTH.
Epistles.
Epistle I. To John Hoddeson, 3
II. To Sir Robert Howard, 5
III. To Dr Charleton, 12
IV. To the Lady Castlemain, 18
V. To Mr Lee, 22
VI. To the Earl of Roscommon, 26
VII. To the Duchess of York, 31
VIII. To Mr J. Northleigh, 35
IX. To Sir George Etherege, 38
X. To Mr Southerne, 47
XI. To Henry Higden, Esq. 52
XII. To Mr Congreve, 57
XIII. To Mr Granville, 63
XIV. To Mr Motteux, 67
XV. To Mr John Driden, 71
XVI. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, 84
Elegies and Epitaphs.
Upon the Death of Lord Hastings, 94
To the Memory of Mr Oldham, 99
To the pious Memory of Mrs Anne Killigrew, 105
Upon the Death of the Viscount of Dundee, 115
Eleonora, a panegyrical Poem, to the Memory of the Countess of Abingdon, 117
Dedication to the Earl of Abingdon, 121
On the Death of Amyntas, 139
On the Death of a very young Gentleman, 142
Upon young Mr Rogers of Gloucestershire, 144
On the Death of Mr Purcell, 145
Epitaph on the Lady Whitmore, 150
Mrs Margaret Paston, 151
the Monument of the Marquis of Winchester, 152
Sir Palmer Fairbones’ tomb in Westminster Abbey, 155
The Monument of a fair Maiden Lady, 158
Inscription under Milton’s Picture, 160
Odes, Songs, and Lyrical Pieces.
The Fair Stranger, 163
A Song for St Cecilia’s Day, 165
The Tears of Amynta, 171
A Song, 173
The Lady’s Song, 175
A Song, 176
A Song, 177
Rondelay, 178
A Song, 180
A Song to a fair young Lady, 181
Alexander’s Feast, or the power of Music, an Ode, 183
Veni Creator Spiritus, paraphrased, 190
Fables.—Tales From Chaucer.
Dedication to the Duke of Ormond, 195
Preface prefixed to the Fables, 205
Palamon and Arcite; or the Knight’s Tale, 241
Dedication to the Duchess of Ormond, 245
The Cock and the Fox; or the Tale of the Nun’s Priest, 327
The Flower and the Leaf; or the Lady in the Arbour, 356
The Wife of Bath, her Tale, 377
The Character of a good Parson, 395
Fables.—Translations From Boccace.
Sigismonda and Guiscardo, 403
Theodore and Honoria, 433
Cymon and Iphigenia, 452
VOLUME TWELFTH.
Appendix to the Fables, i
The Knightes Tale, by Chaucer, iii
The Nonnes Preestes Tale, liii
The Floure and the Leafe, lxviii
The Wif of Bathes Tale, lxxxii
Translations from Ovid’s Epistles.
Preface, 3
Canace to Macareus, 21
Helen to Paris, 26
Dido to Æneas, 35
Translations from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Dedication to Lord Radcliffe, 47
The first Book of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, 63
Meleager and Atalanta, 97
Baucis and Philemon, 109
Iphis and Ianthe, 116
Pygmalion and the Statue, 123
Cinyras and Myrrha, 127
Ceyx and Alcyone, 139
Æsacus transformed into a Cormorant, 154
The Twelfth Book of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, 156
The Speeches of Ajax and Ulysses, 181
Acis, Polyphemus, and Galatea, 199
Of the Pythagorean Philosophy, 207
Translations from Ovid’s Art of Love.
Preface on Translation, prefixed to Dryden’s Second Miscellany, 263
Translations from Theocritus.
Amaryllis, 287
The Epithalamium of Helen and Menelaus, 292
The Despairing Lover, 296
Daphnis and Chloris, 300
Translations from Lucretius.
Book I. 311
II. 314
Book III. 317
IV. 327
V. 337
Translations from Horace.
The Third Ode of the First Book of Horace, 341
The Ninth Ode of the First Book, 344
The Twenty-ninth Ode of the First Book, 346
The Second Epode of Horace, 351
Translations from Homer.
The First Book of Homer’s Iliad, 357
The last Parting of Hector and Andromache, 382
VOLUME THIRTEENTH.
Translations from Juvenal.
Essay on Satire; addressed to Charles, Earl of Dorset, and Middlesex, 3
The First Satire of Juvenal, 119
The Third Satire of Juvenal, 130
The Sixth Satire of Juvenal, 148
The Tenth Satire of Juvenal, 178
The Sixteenth Satire of Juvenal, 198
Translations from Persius.
The First Satire of Persius, 205
Notes, 217
The Second Satire of Persius, 221
Notes, 227
The Third Satire of Persius, 230
Notes, 239
The Fourth Satire of Persius, 242
Notes, 239
The Fifth Satire of Persius, inscribed to the Rev. Dr Busby, 251
Notes, 248
The Sixth Satire of Persius, 267
Notes, 274
The Works of Virgil, Translated into English verse.
Names of Subscribers to the Cuts of Virgil, 283
Recommendatory Poems on the Translation of Virgil, 289
The Life of Publius Virgilius Maro, by Knightly Chetwood, 297
Pastorals.
Dedication of the Pastorals, to Lord Clifford, Baron of Chudleigh, 337
Preface to the Pastorals, with a short Defence of Virgil, by William Walsh, 345
Pastoral I. or Tityrus and Melibœus, 369
II. or Alexis, 374
III. or Palæmon, 378
IV. or Pollio, 386
V. or Daphnis, 391
VI. or Silenus, 397
VII. or Melibœus, 402
VIII. or Pharmaceutria, 407
IX. or Lycidas and Mæris, 413
X. or Gallus, 417
VOLUME FOURTEENTH.
The Georgics, translated from Virgil, 1
Dedication to the Earl of Chesterfield, 3
An Essay on the Georgics, by Mr Addison, 14
Book I. 27
Book II. 49
Book III. 73
Book IV. 98
Notes on Book IV. 123
Æneis, 125
Dedication to the Marquis of Normandy, Earl of Mulgrave, 127
Book I. 231
Notes on Book I. 262
Book II. 264
Book III. 296
Notes on Book III. 323
Book IV. 324
Note on Book IV. 353
Book V. 355
Book VI. 388
Notes on Book VI. 424
Book VII. 429
Notes on Book VII. 461
VOLUME FIFTEENTH.
Æneis, Book VIII. 1
Notes on Book VIII. 29
Book IX. 30
Notes on Book IX. 62
Book X. 64
Notes on Book X. 102
Book XI. 105
Book XII. 143
Notes on Book XII. 182
Postscript to the Reader, 187
Poems ascribed to Dryden.
An Essay upon Satire, 201
A familiar Epistle to Mr Julian, 218
The Art of Poetry, 227
Tarquin and Tullia, 267
On the young Statesman, 273
Suum Cuique, 276
Dryden’s original Prose Works.
Essay of Dramatic Poesy, 283
Dedication to the Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, 286
Heads of an Answer to Mr Rymer’s Remarks on the Tragedies of the last Age, 383
Preface to Notes and Observations on the Empress of Morocco, 397
Preface to the Husband his own Cuckold, 414
VOLUME SIXTEENTH.
The Life of St Francis Xavier, of the Society of Jesus, Apostle of the Indies, and of Japan, 1
Dedication to the Queen, 3
The Author’s Advertisement to the Reader, 8
Book I. 14
Book II. 59
Book III. 116
Book IV. 191
Book V. 288
Book VI. 408
VOLUME SEVENTEENTH.
The Life of Plutarch, 1
Dedication to the Duke of Ormond, 5
Specimen of the Translation of the History of the League, 77
Dedication to the King, 81
The Author’s Advertisement to the Reader, 93
The History of the League, Book III. 101
Postscript to the History of the League, 150
Controversy between Dryden and Stillingfleet concerning the Duchess of York’s Paper, 185
Copy of a Paper written by the late Duchess of York, 189
An Answer to the Duchess’s Paper by the Rev. Edward Stillingfleet, 194
A Defence of the Paper written by the Duchess of York, against the Answer made to it, 208
An Answer to the Defence of the Third Paper, 252
The Art of Painting, by C. A. Du Fresnoy, with Remarks translated into English; with an original Preface, containing a Parallel between Painting and Poetry, 279
A Parallel of Poetry and Painting, 286
The Preface of M. de Piles, the French Translator, 333
VOLUME EIGHTEENTH.
Preface to a Dialogue concerning Women; being a Defence of the Sex, 1
Character of M. St Evremont, 9
The Character of Polybius, 17
The Life of Lucian, 53
Dryden’s Letters, 83
Appendix, 183
Index, i
FINIS.
Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne & Co.