All for love: or, The world well lost. A tragedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal; and written in imitation of Shakespeare's stile. By John Dryden, servant to His Majesty (1678)
Dryden, John, 1631-1700 · London In the Savoy : Printed By Tho. Newcomb, for Henry Herringman, at the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange · leaf 16
ou fo long a time, I have put off my own Bufinefs^whichwas my Dedication, till tis fo late^ that I am now afhamdto begin it: And therefore I will fay nothing of the Poemywhich I Prefent to yoUy becaufe I know not if you are like tohave an Hour^ which^ with a good Confcience^you may throwaway in… … .He death o^Anthotiy and Cleopatra^ is a SubjeiS: whiclihas been treated by the greateft Wits of our Nation,after shakefpeare 5 and by all fo varioufly, that theirexample has given me the confidence to try my felfin this Bowe of Vlyjfes amongft the Crowd of Su-tors 5 and, withal, to take my own…
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C. -- Drama
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