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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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Quote Left Fortune befriends the bold. Quote Right
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Quote Left Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before! Quote Right
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Quote Left We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure. Quote Right
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Quote Left Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue. Quote Right
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Quote Left Self-defense is Nature's eldest law. Quote Right
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