1681

Explore 4 quotes from the year 1681

Great wits are sure to madness near allied
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

John Dryden

Absalom and Achitophel

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Topic

Genius and insanity Genius Insanity

Author

John Dryden

Source

Absalom and Achitophel

Medium

Poem

Genre

Satire

Language

English

Time

1681 1680s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

For who can be secure of private right,
If sovereign sway may be dissolved by might?
Nor is the people's judgement always true:
The most may err as grossly as the few.

John Dryden

Absalom and Achitophel

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Topic

The masses Rule of law Democracy

Author

John Dryden

Source

Absalom and Achitophel

Medium

Poem

Genre

Satire

Language

English

Time

1681 1680s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

Nor is the people's judgment always true:
The most may err as grossly as the few.

John Dryden

Absalom and Achitophel

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Topic

The masses Critique of democracy Political theory

Author

John Dryden

Source

Absalom and Achitophel

Medium

Poem

Genre

Satire

Language

English

Time

1681 1680s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

Aphra Behn

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Topic

Variety

Speaker

Willmore

Author

Aphra Behn

Source

The Rover

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1681 1680s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Behn, Aphra. The Rover or The Banish'd Cavaliers. 24 Mar. 1677, Duke's Theatre, Dorset Gardens, London, England, UK, pt. 2, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Behn, Aphra. "The Rover." The Rover and Other Plays. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 2, act 1, sc. 1.