D'Urfey
Americannoun
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What, then, were the “turning times” mentioned by D’Urfey?
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
D'Urfey often introduces fresh and pleasing glimpses of country life.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Thomas D'Urfey died in 1723, aged 70, leaving Steele a watch and chain, which his friend wore at the funeral.
From The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 by George A. Aitken
But like his betters Congreve and Vanbrugh, D'Urfey both missed the opportunity to grapple with the real issues of the controversy and misjudged the temper of the public.
From Essays on the Stage Preface to the Campaigners (1689) and Preface to the Translation of Bossuet's Maxims and Reflections on Plays (1699) by Joseph Wood Krutch
This noteworthy paper, edited by Peter Anthony Motteux while he was translating Rabelais, included among its contributors Aphra Behn, Oldmixon, Dennis, D'Urfey and others.
From Early Reviews of English Poets by John Louis Haney
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