John Dryden

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Dryden, John, translator. "The Tenth Satyr of Juvenal." The Satyrs of Decimus Junius Juvenalis, written by Juvenal. London: Jacob Tonson, 1693, l. 1.

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Dryden, John. "The Tenth Satire of Juvenal." The Major Works, edited by Keith Walker. Oxford UP, 2003, l. 1.

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Dryden, John. Absalom and Achitophel. London: Jacob Tonson, 1681, pt. 1, I. 163.

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Dryden, John. "Absalom and Achitophel." John Dryden Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 1, I. 163.

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Dryden, John. Absalom and Achitophel. London: Jacob Tonson, 1681, pt. 1, I. 779.

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Dryden, John. "Absalom and Achitophel." John Dryden Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 1, I. 779.

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Dryden, John. Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr. Performed by Nell Gwyn and Margaret Hughes and Michael Mohun and Charles Hart and Rebecca Marshall and William Cartwright. King's Company, 1669, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Dryden, John. "Tyrannick Love." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Maximillian E. Nozak and George R. Guffey. Vol. 10, University of California, 1970.

Death in itself is nothing, but we fear
To be we know not what, we know not where.

John Dryden

Aurenge-Zebe

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Dryden, John. Aureng-Zebe. King's Company, 1675, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. "Aureng-Zebe." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 12, University of California Press, 1995, act 4, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. The Spanish Friar, or the Double Discovery. c. 1680, Duke's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Dryden, John. "The Spanish Fryar." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing and Alan Roper. Vol. 14, University of California Press, 1992, act 2, sc. 2.

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Dryden, John. The Spanish Friar, or the Double Discovery. c. 1680, Duke's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. "The Spanish Fryar." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing and Alan Roper. Vol. 14, University of California Press, 1992, act 4, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. Imitation of Horace. c. 1685, bk. 3, ode 29, stanza 8.

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Dryden, John. "Translations from Horace: Book 3, Ode 29." Selected Poems, edited by Steven N. Zwicker and David Bywaters. Penguin Classics, 2002, stanza 8.

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Dryden, John. Sir Martin Mar-All. 1667, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Dryden, John. "Sir Martin Mar-all." The Works of John Dryden, edited by John Loftis and Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 9, University of California Press, 1967, act 2, sc. 2

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Dryden, John. Absalom and Achitophel. London: Jacob Tonson, 1681, pt. 1, I. 781.

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Dryden, John. "Absalom and Achitophel." John Dryden Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 1, I. 781.

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Dryden, John. The Indian Emperor. King's Company, 1665, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. "The Indian Emperor." The Works of John Dryden. Vol. 9. University of California Press, 1967, act 4, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards. King's Company, 1670, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, pt. 1, act 1.

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Dryden, John. "The Conquest of Granada, Part 1." The Works of John Dryden, edited by John Loftis, David Stuart Rodes and Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 11. University of California Press, 1978, act 2, sc. 2

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Dryden, John. The Hind and the Panther: A Poem, in Three Parts. London: Jacob Tonson, 1687, pt. 3, I. 363.

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Dryden, John. "The Hind and the Panther." Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 3, I. 363.

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Dryden, John. An Essay of Dramatic Poesy. London: Henry Herringman, 1668.

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John Dryden. "An Essay of Dramatic Poesie." John Dryden: Selected Writings, edited by Steven N. Zwicker. Oxford University Press, 2020.

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Dryden, John. Alexander's Feast, or The Power of Musique an Ode, in Honour of St. Cecilia's Day. London: Jacob Tonson, 1697, I. 97.

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Dryden, John. "Alexander's Feast." John Dryden Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, I. 97.

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

John Dryden

Fables Ancient and Modern

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Dryden, John, translator. "The Cock and the Fox: Or, The Nun's Priest's Tale, From Chaucer." written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Fables Ancient and Modern. London: Jacob Tonson, 1700.

Current Citation

Dryden, John. "Fables Ancient and Modern." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 7, University of California Press, 2002.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

John Dryden

To My Dear Friend, Mr. Congreve, On His Comedy Called The Double-Dealer

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Dryden, John. "To My Dear Friend, Mr. Congreve, On His Comedy Called The Double-Dealer." 1694, I. 60.

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John Dryden. "To my Dear Friend Mr. Congreve (1694)." John Dryden: Selected Writings, edited by Steven N. Zwicker. Oxford University Press, 2020.

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Dryden, John. Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr. Performed by Nell Gwyn and Margaret Hughes and Michael Mohun and Charles Hart and Rebecca Marshall and William Cartwright. King's Company, 1669, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, prologue.

Current Citation

Dryden, John. "Tyrannick Love." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Maximillian E. Nozak and George R. Guffey. Vol. 10, University of California, 1970, prologue.

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Dryden, John. The Hind and the Panther: A Poem, in Three Parts. London: Jacob Tonson, 1687, pt. 3, I. 388.

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Dryden, John. "The Hind and the Panther." Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 3, I. 388.