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 APPENDIX I

Regarding Dryden's Tragedy of

Aureng-Zebe, A tragedy. Acted at the Royal Theatre. Written by John Dryden, Servant to his Majesty is entered in the Stationers' Register on November 29th, 1675, and Malone is of opinion that it had probably been acted in the spring of that year. The dramatis personæ and plot are as follows, from which, and from what follows, will be seen what poetical licence the Author has taken with the text of the History he used:

The Emperour, who is 70 years of age, had been so ill that his death was expected—his four sons had taken up arms to contend for the Empire—Aureng-Zebe, who remains loyal to his Father, defeats

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