Copies of An essaye upon satyre, 1675 [manuscript], between 1679 and 1697?

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Copies of An essaye upon satyre, 1675 [manuscript], between 1679 and 1697?

Contains 4 manuscripts copies (1-3, 5) in different hands and 1 printed copy (4), p. [109]-124 of an unknown publication. The dates of the manuscript copies are probably between 1679 and 1697. The manuscript copies contain 285 lines each while the printed copy has only 255 lines. The first line of the printed copy differs from the manuscript copies. Essay attributed to John Sheffield, then Earl of Mulgrave, in Hugh Macdonald's Dryden bibliography. It has also been attributed to Dryden.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7492450

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1647-1721

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John Sheffield was born on 8 September 1648. Sheffield served with the navy, rising to the rank of Vice Admiral for Yorkshire and Northumberland (1687-1689). He held several posts at the Royal Court and armed forces including Gentleman of the Bedchamber 1673-1682, Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1685-1688, Colonel of the Holland Regiment, 1673-1682 and 1684-1685. Sheffield also served as the Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding 1679-1682, North Riding 1702-1705 and 1711-1714 and Middlesex, 1711...

Dryden, John, 1631-1700

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John Dryden, 1631-1700, was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright, who dominated the literary life of Restoration England. From the description of John Dryden Letter to Elizabeth Steward, 1698-1699. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 147971227 From the guide to the John Dryden Letter to Elizabeth Steward, 1698-1699, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida) Epithet: poet and dramatist...