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The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Esq (1); Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, With Notes
The Poetical Works of John Dryden Esq Containing Original Poems Tales and Translations With Notes - 1 Author:John Dryden Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1811 Original Publisher: F. C. and J. Rivington Subjects: Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you bu... more »y the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: TO HIS SACRED MAJESTY. PANEGYRIC ON HIS CORONATION. IN that wild deluge where the world was drown'd, When life and fin one common tomb had found, The firft fmall profpe£l of a riling hill With various notes of joy the ark did fill: Yet when that ftood in its own depths was drown'd, 5. It left behind it falfe and flipp'ry ground ; And the more folemn pomp was ftill deferr'd, 'Till new-born nature in frefh looks appear'd. Thus, royal fir, to fee you landed here, Was caufe enough of triumph for a year: 10 Nor would your care thofe glorious joys repeat, 'Till they at once might be fecure and great: Ver. 1. In that wild deluge where the world teas drou/n'd,] His poem on the Coronation has a more uniform tenor of thought, fays the great Johnfon. It is in truth an uninterrupted J'cries 1 flattery. Flumina tum lattis, turn flumina oe« less