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John Dryden

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John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.


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Quotes

Here are a few random quotes by John Dryden.

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Quote Left And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Quote Right
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Quote Left When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. Quote Right
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Quote Left Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me. Quote Right
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Quote Left For all have not the gift of martyrdom. Quote Right
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Quote Left Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may be. Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs