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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 And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Quote Right
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Quote Left Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare. 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 Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil. Quote Right
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Quote Left Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs