AT THE ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN, GERMAN, AND SPANISH LIBRARY,

No. 18, rue VIVIENNE.

MDCCCXXVI.

1875, March 22.

Halker Bequest.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

SECTION VI.

Threnodia Augustalis-Albion and Albanius-Dry-

den becomes a Catholic-The Controversy of Dry-

den with Stillingfleet-The Hind and Panther—

Life of St Francis Xavier-Consequences of the

Revolution to Dryden-Don Sebastian-King Ar-

thur-Cleomenes-Love Triumphant.

SECTION VII.

State of Dryden's Connexions in Society after the

Revolution-Juvenal and Persius-Smaller Pieces

-Eleanora―Third Miscellany-Virgil-Ode to St

Cecilia-Dispute with Milbourne-With Black-

more-Fables-The Author's Death and Funeral

-His private Character-Notices of his Family.

SECTION 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 Philoso-

phical and Miscellaneous Poet-As a Translator

-As a Prose Author-As a Critic.

Pages.

I.

64

. 159

THE

LIFE

OF

JOHN DRYDEN.

SECTION 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.

THE accession of James II. to the British throne excited new hopes in all orders of men. On the accession of a new prince, the loyal looked to rewards, the rebellious to amnesty. The catholics exulted in beholding one of their persuasion attain the crown after an interval of two centuries; the church of England expected the fruits of her unlimited devotion to the royal line; even the sectaries might hope

VOL. II.