“We shall conclude our account of this period by ... [referring to] the ‘♦Davideis¹ of the melancholy [Abraham] Cowley (1618‒1667) in which he seems to have borne in mind the language of the Bible....’ ‘It will be in the recollection of every person, that there flourished in the latter half of the seventeenth century three churchmen, whose works are still regarded as models of style and mines of learning and thought――[Bishop Jeremy] Taylor (1613‒1667), [Archbishop John] Tillotson (1630‒1694) and [Dr. Isaac] Barrow (1630‒1677); whose writings, if they have ever been equalled, have certainly never been surpassed. The familiarity with the pages of Holy Writ which these illustrious men must infallibly have acquired during the course of that severe education which made them what they were, could not but have exercised a very great influence upon their works....’” ♦ “Davidies” replaced with “Davideis” ¹ Poems: ... IV. Davideis, Or, A Sacred Poem Of The Troubles Of David. Written by A. Cowley.... London, Printed for _Humphrey Moseley_, at the Prince’s Arms in St. _Paul’s_ Church-yard, M.DC.LVI. “There are many allusions to Sacred Writ in the works of [John] Dryden (1631‒1700), particularly in his polemical works,... In the _Hind and Panther_....¹ ¹ The | Hind | And The | Panther. | A | Poem,| In Three Parts. | ... London, | Printed for _Jacob Tonson_, at the _Judges Head_ in | _Chancery_ Lane near _Fleet-street_, 1687. (_4to._ 4 _ll._ + 145 _pp._ [B. M.]) Licensed April the 11th, 1687. “In [Thomas] Parnell’s (1679‒1718) beautiful poem of the ‘Hermit’¹ there are several traces of Biblical influence:... ¹ Poems On Several Occasions. Written by Dr. Thomas Parnell, Late Arch-Deacon of _Clogher_: And _Published_ by Mr. Pope.... London: Printed for B. Lintot, at the _Cross-Keys_, between the _Temple Gates_ in _Fleet-street_, 1722. (8º. 4 _ll._ + 221 _pp._ + 1 _l._) “The Hermit,” _pp._ 164‒180.