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Dunster House will give John Dryden's "Marriage a la Mode", in which the subplot alone will be used...
...Susan Anthony Potter prize of $100 for the best thesis by a student in Harvard University or Radcliffe College on any subject in the field of Comparative Literature, to John Arthos 3G, of Camden, Delaware, for his thesis on "Natural Philosophy and the Diction of Dryden's Poetry...
...strictly contemporary poetic diction, which takes account of the machine and the effect of machinery upon modern life. There is mention, for example, of 'petrol pump,' 'hangar,' 'filter,' 'magneto,' and other technical expressions. Dr. Johnson's strictures on this kind of poetic diction appear in his discussion of Dryden's "Annus Mirabilis," and though they posses a universal validity, they do not apply, with any exactness, to Day Lewis, for that poet has worked them into his verses in such a way that they do not stand out as novel words which detract therefore, from the meaning of a passage...
Other books: Henry David Thoreau, The Poetry of John Dryden, Spring Thunder and other Poems, Now the Sky and other Poems, Jonathan Gentry...
...Wellesley Theatre Group will present John Dryden's "All For Love" as its first production of the year. The tryouts for this play, which is to be under the direction of Miss Edith M. Smaill, were held yesterday evening in Phillips