York, Duchess of, account of, v, 95, ix, 73 epistle dedicatory to, ib. 73 verses to, ix, 76 poetical epistle to, on her return from Scotland, xi, 33 remarks on poetical epistle to, ib. 31 copy of a paper written by, xvii, 189 Stillingfleet’s answer to paper, &c. ib. 194 defence of paper, &c. ib. 208 answer to defence of paper, &c. ib. 252 Young Lady, song to, xi, 181 Gentleman, elegy on the death of a, xi, 142 Statesman, verses on, xv, 274 painter, advice to a, xvii, 377, 468 Z. Zuinglius, account of, x, 150 GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. VOLUME FIRST. PAGE. The Life of John Dryden 1 SECT. I. Preliminary remarks on the Poetry of England before the Civil Wars--The Life of Dryden from his Birth till the Restoration--His Early Poems, including the Annus Mirabilis, 3 SECT. II. Revival of the Drama at the Restoration--Heroic Plays--Comedies of Intrigue--Commencement of Dryden’s Dramatic Career--The Wild Gallant--Rival Ladies--Indian Queen and Emperor--Dryden’s Marriage--Essay on Drastic Poetry, and subsequent Controversy with Sir Robert Howard--The Maiden Queen--The Tempest--Sir Martin Mar-all--The Mock Astrologer--The Royal Martyr--The two Parts of the Conquest of Granada--Dryden’s situation at this period, 65 SECT. III. Heroic Plays--The Rehearsal--Marriage A-la-mode--The Assignation--Controversy with Clifford--with Leigh--with Ravenscroft--Massacre of Amboyna--State of Innocence, 118 SECT. IV. Dryden’s Controversy with Settle--with Rochester--he is assaulted in Rose-street--Aureng-Zebe--Dryden meditates an Epic Poem--All for Love--Limberham--Œdipus--Troilus and Cressida--The Spanish Friar--Dryden supposed to be in opposition to the Court, 180 SECT. V. Dryden engages in Politics--Absalom and Achitophel, Part First--The Medal--Mac-Flecknoe--Absalom and Achitophel, Part Second--The Duke of Guise, 239 SECT. VI. Threnodia Augustalis--Albion and Albanius--Dryden becomes a Catholic--The Controversy of Dryden with Stillingfleet--The Hind and Panther--Life of St Francis Xavier--Consequences of the Revolution to Dryden--Don Sebastian--King Arthur--Cleomenes-- Love Triumphant, 298 SECT. VII. State of Dryden’s Connections in Society after the Revolution--Juvenal and Persius--Smaller Pieces--Eleanora--Third Miscellany--Virgil--Ode to St Cecilia--Dispute with Milbourne--with Blackmore--Fables--The Author’s Death and Funeral--His Private Character--Notices of his Family, 369 SECT. VIII. The State of Dryden’s Reputation at his Death, and afterwards--The general Character of his Mind--His Merit as a Dramatist--As a Lyrical Poet--As a Satirist--As a Narrative Poet--As a Philosophical and Miscellaneous Poet--As a Translator--As a Prose Author--As a Critic, 470 VOLUME SECOND. Dedication of Mr Congreve’s edition of Dryden’s Dramatic Works to the Duke of Newcastle, 5