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Title: On the conquest of Mexico
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1664
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Part of the prologue to Dryden and Howard's play "The Indian Queen", in which
the natives of Mexico realise that the Spanish conquest has brought their
idyllic paradisal life to an end
Title: Alexander's feast
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extracts from Dryden's poem on Alexander the Great's feast after his victory
over Persia, demonstrating the power of music to sway emotions before the time
of St Cecilia
Title: Virgil's first pastoral, or Tityrus and Meliboeus. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's first Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the shepherd
Tityrus relates his good fortune in being able to remain on his native land as
a result of Maecenas's patronage.
Title: Second pastoral, or Alexis. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's second Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the shepherd
Corydon expresses his unrequited love for Alexis
Title: Third pastoral, or Palaemon. Menalcas, Dametas, Palaemon. [The Argument
follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's third Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which Palaemon judges
that the shepherds Menalcas and Damaetas both deserve the prize after
listening to their singing contest
Title: Fourth pastoral, or Pollio. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1684 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's fourth Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the poet
celebrates the birth of Salonius, son of the consul Pollio, as beginning a new
golden age of universal peace and plenty
Title: Fifth pastoral, or Daphnis. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's fifth Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the shepherds
Menalcas and Mopsus sing elegiac laments for the death of Daphnis, praising
and deifying him
Title: Sixth pastoral, or Silenus. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's sixth Pastoral, or Eclogue, in which the satyr
Silenus sings of the creation of the world and subsequent events in classical
history and legend
Title: The first book of Virgil's Georgics. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's "Georgics", I, a treatise on agriculture and
weather-lore, requesting assistance for his enterprise from the gods and
Augustus Caesar, praising and deifying him.
Title: The second book of the Georgics. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's "Georgics", II, a treatise on agriculture,
particularly horticulture, tree-planting and soils, including praise of Italy
and of the quiet virtues of country life contrasted with court and town
Title: The third book of the Georgics. [The Argument follows.]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Translation of Virgil's "Georgics", III, largely a treatise on the breeding
and care of animals, particularly horses, cattle and sheep, including
descriptions of country life and praise of Augustus Caesar.
Title: Prologue to The Prophetess [1690 May, Mr Dridens Prologue to The
Prophetesse. Verses Misc. Cupbd (?) (verso)].
Author: Dryden, John
Attribution: Mr Dryden
Date(s): 1690 (published)
Manuscript: Lt q 11
Contents: Dryden's prologue to the musical play "The Prophetess" by Thomas Betterton,
alluding critically to current affairs, especially the expense of William
III's Irish wars; with the men away, the theatre will depend on the support of
women.