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    John Dryden (/ˈdraɪdən/; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who...
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    since 1710 and is presented as it was during the time of Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden (1818–1899), a Victorian antiquary with an interest in history...
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    account of the site. The first accurate survey was conducted by Sir Henry Dryden in 1852 and 1866. Mousa was cleared of debris and repaired in 1861 and...
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  • Sir Erasmus Henry Dryden, 5th Baronet (1669–1710) was an English Roman Catholic priest (Father Thomas, OP) and baronet. Erasmus Henry, born 2 May 1669...
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    Erasmus Dryden, 1st Baronet and other members of his family Sir John Dryden, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Dryden, 3rd Baronet (c. 1638–1708) Sir Erasmus Henry Dryden...
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  • Erasmus Henry Dryden, 5th Baronet (1669–1710), English Roman Catholic priest Sir Erasmus Dryden, 5th Baronet, of the Dryden baronets Sir Erasmus Dryden, 8th...
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  • Charles Henry Dryden (13 January 1860 – 1 July 1943) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1885 to 1894. Dryden was...
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    important and well-founded establishment. The chapel was surveyed by Sir Henry Dryden in 1870 when its walls, of variable thickness, were still up to 6 feet...
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  • Erasmus Dryden, 5th and 8th Baronet (14 October 1821 – 2 April 1912) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister. The son of Sir Henry Dryden, he was...
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    Dryden is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 14,435 at the 2010 census. The town administers an area that includes...
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    complete inventory of the tombs. In 1878, William Collings Lukis and Henry Dryden made the most accurate plans to date of many of the graves. Modern archaeological...
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  • Dryden, 3rd Baronet (c. 1638–1708) Sir John Dryden, 4th Baronet (c. 1635–1710) Sir Erasmus Henry Dryden, 5th Baronet (1669–1710) Sir Erasmus Dryden,...
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  • after 1913. Dryden was born on 3 August 1866 at the Elizabethan manor house of Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire to Frances and Henry Dryden, and was their...
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  • Patchwork Child: Early Memories in 1993. She married her first husband, John Dryden Kuser (1897–1964), shortly after her 17th birthday, on April 26, 1919, in...
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    pension was provided to Ben Jonson, but the first official Laureate was John Dryden, appointed in 1668 by Charles II. On the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson...
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  • adapted by John Dryden and William D'Avenant from Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest. The musical setting, previously attributed to Henry Purcell, and probably...
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    King Arthur (opera) (category Libretti by John Dryden)
    (Z. 628), is a semi-opera in five acts with music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by John Dryden. It was first performed at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset...
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    Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois. John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee wrote The Duke of Guise (1683), based on events during the reign of Henry III. He appears in the short...
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    Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois (1613) John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee, The Duke of Guise (1683) Alexandre Dumas, père's Henry III and His Court (1829) Christopher...
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    An Ode, on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell (Mark how the lark and linnet sing) with text by his old collaborator, John Dryden. William Croft's 1724 setting...
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    misfit British Army lieutenant, notable for his insolence and education. Mr Dryden of the Arab Bureau sends him to link up with Colonel Brighton, who is advising...
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    leaving it isolated. In 1843–44 the chancel was rebuilt to a design by Sir Henry Dryden of Canons Ashby House. The church was restored in 1867–68 by Sir George...
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    young sons Dryden and Barrie. The hall fell into disrepair and much of the stonework was taken down and removed to Wolsingham by Henry Dryden Ward, which...
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    megaliths of Great Britain and France; with his university friend Sir Henry Dryden he surveyed the megalithic monuments of Brittany. He was ordained in...
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    important and well-founded establishment. The chapel was surveyed by Sir Henry Dryden in 1870 when its walls, of variable thickness, were still up to 6 feet...
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    Cressida; Or, Truth Found Too Late is a 1679 tragedy by the English writer John Dryden. It was first staged by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre...
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  • archaeology that occurred in 1884. Rev. William Collings Lukis and Sir Henry Dryden, Bart., survey megalithic monuments in Scotland, Cumberland and Westmoreland...
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  • John Dryden, 2nd Baronet (c. 1580 – c. 1658) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1640 and 1654. Dryden was...
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    in the late 18th century. It was surveyed in detail in 1871–1873 by Henry Dryden. The building was brought into state care between 1882 and 1901 and the...
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    Oedipus: A Tragedy, is an adaption of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and published in 1679, it...
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