Dead men tell no tales.

John Dryden

The Spanish Friar, or the Double Discovery

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Topic

Secrets

Speaker

Dominick

Author

John Dryden

Source

The Spanish Friar, or the Double Discovery

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play) Comedy (play) Tragedy Comedy

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1680 1680s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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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