Dryden
John Dryden (19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as dominating 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. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John."
“Earth has no fury like love to hatred turn'dNor hell a fury like a woman scorn'd”
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“None but the brave deserves the fair.”
Dryden
“There is a pleasure sure in being mad which none but madmen know.”
Dryden
“Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate's: Souls know no conquerors.”
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