The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Vol. 2 of 5 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Vol. 2 of 5 (Classic Reprint) written by John Dryden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Vol. 2 of 5 Were I the inventor, who am only the historian, I should certainly conclude the piece, with the reconcilement of Absalom to David; and who knows but this may come to pass? Things were not brought to an extremity where I left the story; there seems yet to be room left for a composure; hereafter, there may be only for pity. I have not so much as an uncharitable wish against Achitophel, but am content to be accused of a good-natured error, and to h0pe, with Origen, that the devil himself may at last he saved: for which reason, in. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.