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this play in 1673 . The earl of Rochester therefore was the famous Wilmot , whom
yet tradition always represents as an enemy to Dryden , and who is mentioned by
him with some disrespect in the preface to Juvenal . The Assignation , or Love ...
this play in 1673 . The earl of Rochester therefore was the famous Wilmot , whom
yet tradition always represents as an enemy to Dryden , and who is mentioned by
him with some disrespect in the preface to Juvenal . The Assignation , or Love ...
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It happened that a contract had been made between them , by which they were to
join in writing a play ; and he happened , says Dryden , to claim the promise just
upon the finishing of a poem , when I would have been glad of a little respite .
It happened that a contract had been made between them , by which they were to
join in writing a play ; and he happened , says Dryden , to claim the promise just
upon the finishing of a poem , when I would have been glad of a little respite .
Pagina 159
There were , however , in those days , arts of improving a poet ' s profit , which
Dryden forbore to practise ; and a play therefore seldom produced him more than
a hundred pounds , by the accumulated gain of the third night , the dedication ...
There were , however , in those days , arts of improving a poet ' s profit , which
Dryden forbore to practise ; and a play therefore seldom produced him more than
a hundred pounds , by the accumulated gain of the third night , the dedication ...
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