The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02
by John Dryden
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Chapters (104)
- THE WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN.
- ADVERTISEMENT.
- DEDICATION TO MR CONGREVE'S EDITION OF DRYDEN'S DRAMATIC WORKS.
- THE WILD GALLANT, A COMEDY.
- THE WILD GALLANT.
- PREFACE.
- PROLOGUE,
- PROLOGUE,
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
- SCENE.—London. THE WILD GALLANT.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- ACT II. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- ACT III. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- ACT IV. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- ACT V. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- EPILOGUE,
- EPILOGUE,
- THE RIVAL LADIES,
- THE RIVAL LADIES.
- THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROGER, EARL OF ORRERY[1].
- PROLOGUE
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE
- SCENE—Alicant.
- THE RIVAL LADIES.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.—The representation of a Street discovered by twilight.
- ACT II.
- ACT III.
- ACT IV. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.—Through a rock is discovered a navy of ships riding at a distance.
- ACT V. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- THE INDIAN QUEEN, A TRAGEDY,
- WRITTEN BY THE HON. SIR ROBERT HOWARD, AND MR DRYDEN.
- THE INDIAN QUEEN
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE
- THE INDIAN QUEEN.
- ACT I. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.—Mexico.
- ACT II. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- ACT III. SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- ACT IV.
- SCENE II.
- ACT V. SCENE I.
- SONG.
- EPILOGUE.
- THE INDIAN EMPEROR OR, THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO BY THE SPANIARDS.
- TO THE MOST EXCELLENT AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCESS, ANNE, DUCHESS OF MONMOUTH AND BUCCLEUCH, WIFE TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AND HIGH-BORN PRINCE, JAMES, DUKE OF MONMOUTH[A].
- A DEFENCE OF AN ESSAY OF DRAMATIC POESY; BEING AN ANSWER TO THE PREFACE OF THE GREAT FAVOURITE, OR THE DUKE OF LERMA.
- THE INDIAN EMPEROR.
- CONNECTION OF THE INDIAN EMPEROR TO THE INDIAN QUEEN [A].
- PROLOGUE
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
- INDIAN MEN.
- SCENE—Mexico, and two leagues about it.
- THE INDIAN EMPEROR.
- ACT I.
- SCENE II.—A Temple.
- ACT II.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.—Changes to the Indian country.
- SCENE IV.
- ACT III.
- SCENE II.—A Camp.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.—Mexico.
- ACT IV.
- SCENE II.—Chamber-royal.
- SCENE III.
- SONG.
- SCENE IV.—A Prison.
- ACT V.
- SCENE II.—A Prison.
- EPILOGUE
- SECRET LOVE; OR, THE MAIDEN QUEEN.
- THE MAIDEN QUEEN
- PREFACE
- PROLOGUE.
- I.
- SECOND PROLOGUE.
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE
- SCENE—Sicily.
- SECRET LOVE OR THE MAIDEN QUEEN.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- ACT II.
- ACT III.
- ACT IV.
- SCENE II.—The Queen's apartments.
- ACT V.
- EPILOGUE, WRITTEN BY A PERSON OF HONOUR.
- PROLOGUE,
- EPILOGUE,
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