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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: Epitaph on Mrs Margaret Paston, of Barningham in Norfolk
Author: Dryden, John
Attribution: Mr Dryden
Date(s): 1712 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Epitaph on Margaret Paston, praising her virtues
The Annals and History of Cornelius Tacitus: his account of the antient Germans, and the Life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With the political reflections and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay, and the learned Sir Henry Saville (v.3)
Tacitus, Cornelius; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Amelot de La Houssaye, Abraham Nicolas (1634-1706); Saville, Sir Henry
1698
Imprints vary slightly, vol.2 stating that it was printed by W. Onley.
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.
Title: Juno's promis to Eolus to raise a storm agai[n]st Eneis
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 48
Contents: Extracts from Dryden's translation of Virgil's "Aenied" (I.105-11, 176-7,
188-200) in which Juno urges Aeolus, god of the winds, to raise a storm
against Aeneas's ship, only for the winds to be rebuked by Neptune
Title: Fame
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 48
Contents: Extract from Dryden's translation of Virgil's "Aeneid" (IV.252, 255-73)
describing fame, or rumour, as a malicious winged monster of many eyes, mouths
and ears
Title: [unknown]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1697 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 48
Contents: Extract from Dryden's translation of Virgil's "Aeneid" (III.628-31), in which
Andromache gives a present to Aeneas's son
Title: [unknown]
Author: Dryden, John
Attribution: Dryden
Date(s): 1694 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 48
Contents: On the suffering that jealousy causes lovers, abridged from a song in
Dryden's play "Love Triumphant"
Title: [unknown]
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1693 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 48
Contents: On God's creation of mankind, translated from Ovid's "Metamorphoses", I,
quoted here as four separate extracts within an abridged copy of Book I,
Chapter 1, of George Stanhope's translation ("Of Wisdom", 1697) of Pierre
Charron's "De la sagesse".