The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) - Volume III by Theophilus Cibber
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depends upon the part of Teague being well performed.
3. The Great Favourite, or the Duke of Lerma, a Tragi-Comedy, acted at the theatre-royal 1668. This play was criticised by Mr. Dryden. 4. The Indian Queen, a Tragedy. 5. Surprizal, a Tragi-comedy, acted at the theatre royal 1665. 6. The Vestal Virgin; or the Roman Ladies, a Tragedy, 1665. In his prologue to this play, Sir Robert has the following couplet, meant as an answer to Dryden's animadversions on the Duke of Lerma. This doth a wretched dearth of wit betray, When things of kind on one another prey. He has written likewise, The History of the Reigns of Edward and Richard II. with Reflections and Characters on their chief ministers and favourites. As also a comparison between these princes Edward and Richard II. with Edward I. and Edward III. London printed 1690. A Letter to Mr. Samuel Johnson, occasioned by a scurrilous pamphlet, entitled, Animadversions on Mr. Johnson's Answer to Jovian, in three Letters to a country friend, Lond. 1692. At the end of this letter is reprinted the preface before the history of the reigns of Edward and Richard II. before mentioned. The History of Religion, Lond. 1694. |
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