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The naming Mr. _Durfey_, or examining his Works, is not so contagious as to stain a Man's Reputation.
A Letter to A.H. Esq.; Concerning the Stage (1698) and The Occasional Paper No. IX (1698) Anonymous
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Mr. _Durfey_ with too much Delight, because we must not set our
A Letter to A.H. Esq.; Concerning the Stage (1698) and The Occasional Paper No. IX (1698) Anonymous
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_Durfey_ and _Motteux_ wou'd write no more Farces; _Guildon_ and _Tom_.
A Letter to A.H. Esq.; Concerning the Stage (1698) and The Occasional Paper No. IX (1698) Anonymous
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Had it not been better to have let Mr. _Durfey_ alone?
A Letter to A.H. Esq.; Concerning the Stage (1698) and The Occasional Paper No. IX (1698) Anonymous
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“Que chacun remplisse son verre”; adapted by Durfey in 1710.
Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) Melville, Lewis 1921
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Dolley, for d'Ouilli, and Darcy and Durfey were once d'Arcy and d'Urfé.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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"Que chacun remplisse son verre"; adapted by Durfey in 1710.
Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) Lewis Melville 1903
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Thus qualified and thus incited, he walked out to battle, and assailed at once most of the living writers, from Dryden to Durfey.
Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope Johnson, Samuel 1891
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Settle, Durfey, and Blackmore, typical poetasters of the period.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Edmund Gosse 1888
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The irregular pindaric ode was now abandoned to Arwaker, Behn, Durfey, and a few inferior authors; who either from its tempting facility of execution, or from an affected admiration of old times and fashions, still pestered the public with imitations of Cowley.
The Dramatic Works of John Dryden Scott, Walter, Sir 1882
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