[472]Epistle 15, XI. 75.
[473]Beginning of "Religio Laici," X. 37.
[474]"The Hind and the Panther," Part I. lines 64-75, X. 121.
[475]"Theodore and Honoria," XI. 435.
[476]"The Hind and the Panther," Part III. lines 553-560, X. 214.
[477] "For her the weeping heavens become
serene,
For her the ground is clad in cheerful
green,
For her the nightingales are taught
to sing,
And nature for her has delayed the
Spring."
These charming verses on the Duchess York remind one of those of La Fontaine in "Le Songe," addressed to the Princess of Conti.
[478]For instance, in the "Chant du Cirque."
[479]"Alexander's Feast," XI. 183-188.
[480]"Alexander's Feast" was written in 1697, soon after the publication of the Vergil. In 1699 appeared Dryden's translated tales and original poems, generally known as "The Fables," in which the portrait of the English country gentleman is to be found.—Tr.