No More Learning

Prologue, A. "Gallants, a bashful poet bids me say. ' First published in
Third part of Miscellany Poems, 1693, p. 302.
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.
Prologue spoken the first day of the King's House acting after the fire.
1672. In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
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Prologue for the Women when they acted at the Old Theatre, Lincoln's Inn
Fields. 1672. In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Drury Lane Theatre.
Prologue spoken at the Opening of the New House, March 26, 1674.
Epilogue on the same occasion.
Both printed in Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Prologue to the King and Queen at the opening of their Theatre. Spoken
by Mr Betterton. Written by Mr Dryden. Epilogue. Spoken by
Mr Smith. Written by the same author. 1683. 2 leaves.
Upon the Union of the Two Companies in 1682.
Duke's Theatre.
Prologue to his Royal Highness upon his first appearance at the Duke's
Theatre since his Return from Scotland. Written by Mr Dryden.
Spoken by Mr Smith (21 April 1682]. Broadside.
Oxford.
Prologue and Epilogue to the University of Oxford. Spoken by Mr Hart at
the acting of the Silent Woman. 1673. P. ‘What Greece, when learn-
ing flourish'd onely knew! E. 'No poor Dutch Peasant, wing'd with all
his fear. ' In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Prologue to the University of Oxford. 1674. Spoken by Mr Hart. 'Poets,
your subjects have their Parts assigned. '
Epilogue spoken at Oxford, by Mrs Marshall. Oft has our Poet wisht, this
happy Seat.
Both in Miscellany Poems, 1684. The Epilogue is printed twice, once
with Mrs Boutall's name and again with that of Mrs Marshall.
Prologue at Oxford. 1680. [Acting of Sophonisba. ] Thespis the first
Professor of our art. In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Prologue to the University of Oxford. 1681. "The fam'd Italian Muse,
whose Rhymes advance. In the Third part of Miscellany Poems, 1693,
P. 299.
Prologue to the University of Oxford. 1681. 'Discord and plots, which have
undone our age. ' In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Prologue to the University of Oxford. (1682. ] Tho' actors cannot much of
Learning boast. ' In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Albumazar, by Thomas Tomkis. P. at revival. 1668. In Miscellany Poems,
1684.
Arvigarus and Philicia, by Lodowick Carlell. P. at revival. Spoken by
Mr Hart. In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Cæsar Borgia, by Nathaniel Lee. 1680. P.
Calisto or the Chaste Nymph, by J. Crowne. E. 'As Jupiter I made my
court in vain,' intended to have been spoken by the lady Henrietta
Maria Wentworth, who took the character of Jupiter when Calisto was
acted at Court (in 1675]. In Miscellany Poems, 1684. The Epilogue
actually spoken commencing The Stars for your reception now prepare,'
was printed with the play in 1675.
Circe, by Charles D'Avenant. 1677. 2 Prologues. Earlier one said to be by
D'Avenant, published in the original edition. Rewritten by Dryden.
In Miscellany Poems, 1684.
Constantine the Great, by N. Lee. 1684. E.
Disappointment or the Mother in fashion, by Thomas Southern. 1684. P,
Henry II King of England [by John Bancroft]. 1693. E.
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Loyal, The, Brother, or the Persian Prince, by Thomas Southern. 1682.
P. and E.
A Prologue Written by Mr Dryden to a new Play calld The Loyal
Brother, &c. The Epilogue by the same Hand. Spoken by
Mrs Sarah Cook. Single leaf.
Loyal, The, General, by Nahum Tate. 1680. P.
Man, The, of Mode or Sir Fopling Flutter, by George Etherege Esq. 1676. E.
Mistaken Husband, The. 1675. P. and E. [? ]
Mistakes, The, or The False Report by Joseph Harris. 1691. P.
Mithridates King of Pontus, by Nathaniel Lee. 1678. E. 'You've seen a
pair of faithful Lovers die. ' When this play was revived in 1681 a new
Prologue and Epilogue were presented.
Scott printed the Epilogue as Dryden's, and Saintsbury admits it,
though 'it is in a very rough condition. ' Christie excludes it. The
present bibliographer possesses a copy of the broad sheet' A Prologue
spoken at Mithridates, King of Pontus, the first Play acted at the
Theatre Royal this year 1681. On the verso is the Epilogue, with the
signature ‘J. Dryden' at the foot, which seems to settle the question.
Pilgrim, The, by John Fletcher revived. 1700. 'A Prologue, Epilogue,
Dialogue and Masque, written by the late great Poet Mr Dryden just
before his Death, being the last of his works. '
Princess, The, of Cleves, by N. Lee. 1681. P. and E. First published in
the Miscellany Poems, 1684. The play was not published until 1689.
Prophetess or the History of Dioclesian. 1690. P. This is Fletcher's play
turned into an Opera by Betterton. The Prologue was prohibited after
the first night on account of the political allusions.
Silent, The, Woman (Jonson’s Epicæne). Revival in 1673. Prologue to the
University of Oxford. See ante, Oxford.
Sophonisba, by N. Lee. Prologue, 1680. See ante, Oxford.
Tamerlane the Great by Charles Saunders. 1681. E.
True, A, Widow, by Thomas Shadwell. 1679. P. When Dryden quarrelled
with Shadwell he gave this Prologue to Mrs Aphra Behn and it was used
for her play The Widow Ranter, published in 1690 after her death.
Unhappy, The, Favourite or the Earl of Essex, by John Banks. 1682. P.
and E. "An Epilogue for the King's House. ' In Miscellany Poems,
1684.
PROSE WORKS
A. Original
1668. Of Dramatick Poesie, an Essay.
1674. Notes and Observations on the Empress of Morocco [of Elkanah
Settle); or some few Erratas to be printed instead of the Soulptures with
the second edition of that Play. Printed in the year 1674.
Dryden was assisted in writing this pamphlet by Shadwell and
Crowne.
1683. The Vindication of the Parallel of the French Holy League and the
English League and Covenant, turn'd into a seditious Libell against the
King and his Royal Highness by Thomas Hunt and the Authors of the
Reflections upon the Pretended Parallel in the Play called The Duke of
Guise.
1683. Plutarch's Lives, translated from the Greek by several Hands. Vol. I
contains Dryden's Life of Plutarch as well as a Dedication and an
Advertisement of the publisher attributed to the poet by Malone.
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a
1686. A Defence of the Papers Written by the late King of Blessed
Memory, and Duchess of York, against the Answer made to them [by
Dr Stillingfleet]. By Authority.
Apparently, it is only the Defence of the Third Paper, that of the
duchess of York, which was written by Dryden.
1691. Dialogue concerning Women, being a Defence of the Sex. (By
William Walsh. ] (Preface by Dryden. )
1692. Miscellaneous Essays, by Monsieur St Evremont. Translated out of
French.
(The Character of St Evremont by Dryden. )
1693. The History of Polybius the Metropolitan, translated by Sir H[enry]
S[heres). 2 vols. (With A character of Polybius and his writings by
Mr Dryden. )
1696. The Husband his own Cuckold, a Comedy by John Dryden, jun.
(The Preface of Mr Dryden, to his Son's Play. )
1696. Life of Lucian. Written by Dryden for a projected translation of
Lucian's Dialogues. The work however did not appear until 1711, long
after Dryden's death.
Attributed to Dryden.
His Majesty's Declaration defended; in a letter to a Friend. Being an
Answer to a seditious pamphlet, called a Letter from a Person of Quality
to a friend, Concerning the King's late Declaration touching the reasons
which moved him to dissolve the two last parliaments at Westminster
and Oxford. 1681. Attributed to Dryden in Halkett and Laing's
Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature.
A Summary Account of the Deist's Religion. . . . To which are annex'd some
Curious Remarks on the Immortality of the Soul; and an Essay by the
celebrated Poet, John Dryden Esq. to prove that Natural Religion is
alone necessary to Salvation, in opposition to all Divine Revelation. . . .
1745.
Some Thoughts on the Essay on Natural Religion as opposed to Divine
Revelation said to be Written by the celebrated Dryden; which is
pretended to be the most formidable piece that ever yet appeared
against the Revelation. Reprinted and answer'd by Alethophilus
Gottingensis (George William Alberti). 1747.
There does not seem to be any evidence for the attribution of these
treatises to Dryden.
B. Translations
Bo[u]hours, Dominick. The Life of St Francis Xavier. 1688.
Du Fresnoy, C. A. De Arte graphica: The Art of Painting. Translated
into English ; Together with an Original Preface containing a Parallel
betwixt Painting and Poetry by Mr Dryden. 1695. 2nd ed. 1716.
3rd ed. 1750.
Maimbourg, L. The History of the League. Translated into English by
His Majesty's Command by Mr Dryden. 1684.
Tacitus. Annals. Book 1 translated by Dryden in vol. 1 of The Annals
and History of Cornelius Tacitus. Made English by several Hands. 1698.
DRYDENIANA
1672. The Rehearsal, as it was acted at the Theatre-Royal.
This, the first and most brilliant attack upon Dryden, owed its origin to
George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham, but it owes its wit largely
to the duke's assistants in its production-Samuel Butler, Sprat
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Charterhouse. The play was frequently reprinted and added to, and it
was of sufficient general interest to keep its place on the stage until it
was superseded by Sheridan's Critic.
1672. Conquest of Granada.
The Censure of the Rota on Mr Dryden's Conquest of Granada. Oxford, 1673.
Written by Richard Leigh of Queen's College, Oxford, and afterwards of
the Duke's Theatre.
A Friendly Vindication of Mr Dryden from the Censure of the Rota by his
Cabal of Wits. Cambridge, 1673. Written by Charles Blount.
Mr Dreyden vindicated, in a reply to the Friendly Vindication of Mr Dreyden.
1673.
A Description of the Academy of the Athenian Virtuosi with a Discourse
held there in Vindication of Mr Dryden's Conquest of Granada; against
the Author of the Censure of the Rota. 1673.
Notes and Observations on the Empress of Morocco. Revised, with some
few erratas to be printed instead of the Postscript with the next edition
of the Conquest of Granada. 1674. Re-issued in 1687 with a second
title-page-Reflections on several of Mr Dryden's Plays, particularly the
first and second parts of the Conquest of Granada. By E. Settle, Gent.
1680. Ovid's Epistles.
The Wits Paraphras'd: or Paraphrase upon Paraphrase. In a Burlesque
on the several late Translations of Ovid's Epistles. 1680.
Ovid Travestie, or a Burlesque upon several of Ovid's Epistles. By Alexander
Radcliffe. 1680. 2nd ed. enlarged. 1681.
1681. Absalom and Achitophel.
Towser the Second, a Bull-Dog or a Short Reply to Absalon and Achitophel.
1681. [Broadside. ] [By Henry Care. ]
Poetical Reflections on a late Poem entituled Absolon and Achitophel. By
a Person of Honour (George Villiers, and duke of Buckingham).
1682.
Absalom Senior or Achitophel transpros’d. A Poem. 1682. (By Elkanah
Settle. ]
Absalon's IX Worthies or a Key to a late Book or Poem, entituled AB and
AO. (Broadside. ]
Azaria and Hushai, a Poem. 1682. [By Samuel Pordage. ]
Satyr to his Muse. By the Author of Absalom and Achitophel. 1682.
The Murmurers, a Poem. 1689. (Dryden is represented as Balaam. ]
Uzziah and Jotham, a Poem. 1690.
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1682. The Medal.
The Medal Revers’d. A Satyre against Persecution by the Author of
Azaria and Hushai [Samuel Pordage). 1682.
The Medal of John Bayes, a Satyr against Folly and Knavery. 1682. [By
Thomas Shadwell. ]
The Loyal Medal Vindicated, a Poem. 1682.
The Mushroom; or a Satyr against Libelling Tories and Prelatical Tantivies
in answer to a Satyr against Sedition called The Meddal; by the Author
of Absalom and Achitophel; and here answered by the Author of the
Black Nonconformist; the next day after the publication of the Meddal
to help the sale thereof. 1682. [By Edmund Hickeringill. ]
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1683. The Duke of Guise.
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such as may perhaps be imposed upon by Mr Dryden's late T.
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the Duke of Guise. 1683.
Some Reflections upon the pretended Parallel in the play called The Duke
of Guise. 1683. (Attributed to Shadwell. ]
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The Hind and the Panther Transvers'd to the Story of The Country Mouse
and the City Mouse, 1687. Written by Matthew Prior and Charles
Montagu (afterwards earl of Halifax).
Notes upon Mr Dryden's Poems in four Letters. By M. Clifford, late Master
of the Charter House, London. To which are annexed some Reflections
upon the Hind and Panther. By Another Hand (Tom Brown). 1687.
Martin Clifford died in 1677 and the fourth letter is dated 1 July 1672,
but the Letters do not appear to have been printed before 1687. Probably
they were circulated in MS.
The Revolter; a Trage-Comedy acted between the Hind and the Panther, and.
Religio Laici, &c. 1687.
The New Atlantis; a Poem in three Books. With some Reflections upon
the Hind and the Panther. 1687.
A Poem in Defence of the Church of England; in Opposition to the Hind
and Panther, Written by Mr John Dryden. 1688.
The Hind in the Toil. 1688.
1688. Religio Laici, or & Layman's Faith touching the Supream and
Infallible Guide of the Church, by J. R. , & convert of Mr Bayes. In
two Letters to a Friend in the Country.
1688. The Reasons of Mr Bays changing his Religion, considered in a
Dialogue between Crites, Eugenius and Mr Bays. [By Tom Brown. ]
1689. The Address of John Dryden, Laureat to His Highness the Prince of
Orange.
[This has occasionally been catalogued as if it were written by the
poet. It is, of course, an attack upon him. )
1690. The Late Converts Exposed; or the Reasons of Mr Bays's changing
his Religion considered in a Dialogue. Part the Second. With
Reflections on the Life of St Xavier; Don Sebastian King of Portugal.
As also The Fable of the Bat and the Birds.