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Title: The Works of John Dryden, Vol. II
Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated With Notes,
Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author,

Author: Edited by Walter Scott

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Language: English

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The
Works
Of
John Dryden,

Now First Collected
_In Eighteen Volumes_.

Illustrated
With Notes,
Historical, Critical, And Explanatory,
And
A Life Of The Author,
By
Walter Scott, Esq.

VOL. II.
1808.

CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME SECOND.

Dedication of Mr Congreve's edition of Dryden's
Dramatic Works to the Duke of Newcastle

The Wild Gallant, a Comedy
Preface

The Rival Ladies, a Tragi-comedy
Dedication to the Earl of Orrery

The Indian Queen, a Tragedy

The Indian Emperor, or the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards
Dedication to the Duchess of Monmouth and Buccleuch
Defence of an Essay of Dramatic Poesy
Connection of the Indian Emperor to the Indian Queen

Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen
Preface

THE
WORKS
OF
JOHN DRYDEN.

VOL. II.

ADVERTISEMENT.

_Mr Congreve's edition of Dryden's dramatic works, in six volumes
12mo, printed for Tonson in 1735, has been chiefly resorted to for the
text of the Plays in the present edition, although the assistance
of the older copies, in quarto and folio, has been called in, where
difficulties occurred, or improvements were obvious. The preliminary
Dissertations, Dedications, and Prefaces, have been corrected from the
excellent edition of Mr Malone. Congreve appears deeply to have felt
the bequest, left him by his great predecessor, when, "just abandoning
the ungrateful stage" he made it his intreaty, that his successor
would be kind to his remains. Considerable pains have been bestowed
by the present editor in correcting the text. The notes are limited
to the explanation of such passages, as the fashi