Croesus, in the midst of his Prosperity, making his Boast to Solon, how Happy he was, receiv'd this Answer from the Wise Man, That
The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus, made English by Mr. Dryden ; with explanatory notes at the end of each satire ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire ... by Mr. Dryden.
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- The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus, made English by Mr. Dryden ; with explanatory notes at the end of each satire ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire ... by Mr. Dryden.
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- 1693.
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"The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus, made English by Mr. Dryden ; with explanatory notes at the end of each satire ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire ... by Mr. Dryden." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A46439.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.
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no One could pronounce himself Happy, till he saw what his End should be. The truth of this Croesus found, when he was put in Chains by Cyrus, and Condemned to die.