Selections from Dryden

Absalom and Achitophel Achitophel admirable Aeneid Aeschylus Aristotle arts beauties behold Belgian Ben Jonson betwixt birds bold cause characters Church comedies court Crantor crime critic crowd dare David designed disdain Dryden Dutch English excellent eyes fame fate father fear fight fire flames fleet Fletcher foes force friends genius give Gordium grace Greek hast Heaven heroic Holyday honour Horace Hudibras humour imitation Jebusites Jonson judge judgement Juvenal kind King language laws Lord Maid's Tragedy manners mighty nature never o'er Ovid Pandarus Panther passion Persius persons pity play plot poem poet Poetry Popish Plot praise prey prince reign rest revenge rise sacred Sanhedrin satire scene Shakespeare ships Sophocles soul thou thought throne Tis true Titus Oates tongue Tragedy translation twas verse Virgil virtue wind words writ write