Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In this minute kind of Hifiory, the fucceflion of fac''ts'' is not eafily difcovered; and I am not without fome fufpicion that fome of Dryden'' 3 works are placed in wrong years. I have followed Langbaine, as the befl...