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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Works of John Dryden, Vol. II by Edited by Walter Scott This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Works of John Dryden, Vol. II Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, Author: Edited by Walter Scott Release Date: April 26, 2004 [EBook #12166] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN, VOL. II *** Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Michel Boto and PG Distributed Proofreaders The Works Of John Dryden, Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_. Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq. VOL. II. 1808. CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND. Dedication of Mr Congreve's edition of Dryden's Dramatic Works to the Duke of Newcastle The Wild Gallant, a Comedy Preface The Rival Ladies, a Tragi-comedy Dedication to the Earl of Orrery The Indian Queen, a Tragedy The Indian Emperor, or the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards Dedication to the Duchess of Monmouth and Buccleuch Defence of an Essay of Dramatic Poesy Connection of the Indian Emperor to the Indian Queen Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen Preface THE WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN. VOL. II. ADVERTISEMENT. _Mr Congreve's edition of Dryden's dramatic works, in six volumes 12mo, printed for Tonson in 1735, has been chiefly resorted to for the text of the Plays in the present edition, although the assistance of the older copies, in quarto and folio, has been called in, where difficulties occurred, or improvements were obvious. The preliminary Dissertations, Dedications, and Prefaces, have been corrected from the excellent edition of Mr Malone. Congreve appears deeply to have felt the bequest, left him by his great predecessor, when, "just abandoning the ungrateful stage" he made it his intreaty, that his successor would be kind to his remains. Considerable pains have been bestowed by the present editor in correcting the text. The notes are limited to the explanation of such passages, as the fashi
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