Luctus britannici, or, The tears of the British muses for the death of John Dryden, Esq., late poet laureat to Their Majesties, K. Charles and K. James the Second written by the most eminent hands in the two famous universities, and by several others.
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- Luctus britannici, or, The tears of the British muses for the death of John Dryden, Esq., late poet laureat to Their Majesties, K. Charles and K. James the Second written by the most eminent hands in the two famous universities, and by several others.
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- London :: Printed for Henry Playford ... and Abel Roper ... and sold by John Nutt ...,
- 1700.
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- Dryden, John, 1631-1700 -- In literature.
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"Luctus britannici, or, The tears of the British muses for the death of John Dryden, Esq., late poet laureat to Their Majesties, K. Charles and K. James the Second written by the most eminent hands in the two famous universities, and by several others." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A49438.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.
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TO William Stephens, Esq Of Barton, in the Isle of Wight.
SIR,
THE great Worth of the Deceas'd, who is the Lamented Subject of the follow∣ing Poems, and the great value You had for His i••estimable Composures, will, We hope, render the Present which is made to You of 'em, more acceptable. You have too great a knowledge of His Merit, to want any thing to be said here in it's behalf, and are so un∣willing to hear any Panegyric on Your own, that We shall omit the Common way of De∣dications. And, since it is no News to those who have the Honour of Your Acquain∣tance, to be told, You are the Delight of the Country You live in; that Your Tem∣per is without Affectation, Your Behaviour Courteous; Your Generosity bounded with Discretion; and that You have all the Po∣liteness of the City in an Island so remote from it. We shall only beg the favour of Your Patronage for what is Consecrated to the Memory of a Gentleman, who when Living, deserv'd more than one Mecaenas, and beg leave to Subscribe,
SIR,
Your most Humble, and most Obedient Servants, Henry Playford. Abel Roper.