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John Dryden Poems | Quotes | Articles

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John Dryden poems, biography, quotes, examples of poetry, articles, essays and more. The best John Dryden resource with comprehensive poet information, a list of poems, short poems, quotations, best poems, poet's works and more.

John Dryden Biography...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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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 Your love by ours we measure Till we have lost our treasure, But dying is a pleasure, When living is a pain. Quote Right
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Quote Left She feared no danger, for she knew no sin. Quote Right
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Quote Left Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil. Quote Right
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Quote Left Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes...
Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind
Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind. Quote Right
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