The Works of John Dryden, Volume 5
by John Dryden
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About this eBook
- Author
- Dryden, John, 1631-1700
- Title
- The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05
- Credits
- Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Fred Robinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
- Subject
- English literature
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 16208
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16208
- Release Date
- July 5, 2005
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.WORKS
- 2.JOHN DRYDEN, — IN EIGHTEEN VOLUMES. — WITH NOTES, — A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, — WALTER SCOTT, Esq. — VOL. V. — LONDON: — 1808.
- 3.CONTENTS — VOLUME FIFTH.
- 4.AMBOYNA: — CRUELTIES OF THE DUTCH — ENGLISH MERCHANTS. — A TRAGEDY. — AMBOYNA. — TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGH [1] . — PROLOGUE. — DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. — AMBOYNA. — ACT I. SCENE I.— A Castle on the Sea. — ACT II. SCENE I. — ACT III. SCENE I. — SCENE II. — SCENE III.— The Castle. — EPITHALAMIUM. — THE SEA-FIGHT. — ACT IV. SCENE I.— A Wood. — SCENE II. — SCENE III. — ACT V. SCENE I.— A Table set out. — EPILOGUE
- 5.STATE OF INNOCENCE, — FALL OF MAN. — AN OPERA. — THE STATE OF INNOCENCE, &c. — TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUCHESS [1] . — TO MR DRYDEN, ON HIS POEM OF PARADISE. — THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY FOR HEROIC POETRY, AND POETIC LICENCE. — STATE OF INNOCENCE, — FALL OF MAN. — ACT I. SCENE I.— Represents a Chaos, or a confused Mass of Matter; the Stage is almost wholly dark: A Symphony of warlike Music is heard for some time; then from the Heavens, (which are opened) fall the rebellious Angels, wheeling in Air, and seeming transfixed with Thunderbolts: The bottom of the Stage being opened, receives the Angels, who fall out of sight. Tunes of Victory are played, and an Hymn sung; Angels discovered above, brandishing their Swords: The Music ceasing, and the Heavens being closed, the Scene shifts, and on a sudden represents Hell: Part of the Scene is a Lake of Brimstone, or rolling Fire; the Earth of a burnt Colour: The fallen Angels appear on the Lake, lying prostrate; a Tune of Horror and Lamentation is heard. — ACT II. SCENE 1.— A Champaign Country. — SCENE II.— Paradise. — ACT III. SCENE I.— Paradise. — ACT IV. SCENE I.— Paradise. — ACT V. SCENE I.— Paradise.
- 6.AURENG-ZEBE. — A TRAGEDY. — AURENG-ZEBE. — TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN, EARL OF MULGRAVE, GENTLEMAN OF HIS MAJESTY'S BED-CHAMBER, AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER [1] . — PROLOGUE. — DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. — AURENG-ZEBE. — ACT I. SCENE I. — ACT II. SCENE I. — ACT III. SCENE I. — ACT IV. SCENE I. — ACT V. SCENE I. — EPILOGUE
- 7.ALL FOR LOVE; — THE WORLD WELL LOST. — A TRAGEDY. — ALL FOR LOVE. — TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THOMAS, EARL OF DANBY, VISCOUNT LATIMER, AND BARON OSBORNE OF KIVETON IN YORKSHIRE; LORD HIGH TREASURER OF ENGLAND, ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL, AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER [1] . — PREFACE. — PROLOGUE. — DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. — ALL FOR LOVE; — WORLD WELL LOST. — ACT I. SCENE I.— The Temple of Isis. — ACT II. SCENE I. — ACT III. SCENE I. — ACT IV. SCENE I. — ACT V. SCENE I. — EPILOGUE. — END OF THE FIFTH VOLUME.
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