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Born in August 9, 1631 / Died in May 1, 1700 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by John Dryden

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Happy The Man

... The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine ...

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Mac Flecknoe

... At length burst out in this prophetic mood:Heavens bless my son, from Ireland let him reign ...

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To The Memory Of Mr Oldham

... Thy generous fruits, though gathered ere their prime, ...

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A Song From The Italian

... (LIMBERHAM: OR, THE KIND KEEPER)By a dismal cypress lying, ...

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Hidden Flame

... Yet he, for whom I grieve, shall never know it ...

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Farewell, Ungrateful Traitor!

... Till we have lost our treasure, ...

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Absalom And Achitophel

... He pours fresh forces in, and thus replies:Th'eternal God, supremely good and wise, ...

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Song From Marriage-A-La-Mode

... But our marriage is dead when the pleasure is fled: ...

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Religio Laici

... By offering his own creatures for a spoil! Dar'st thou, poor worm, offend Infinity ...

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Why Should A Foolish Marriage Vow

... But our marriage is dead, when the pleasure is fled: ...

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An Ode, On The Death Of Mr. Henry Purcell

... of St. Peter's Westminster IMark how the Lark and Linnet Sing, ...

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Song (Sylvia The Fair, In The Bloom Of Fifteen)

... She had heard of a pleasure, and something she guessed ...

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The Medal

... Thou leapst o'er all eternal truths in thy Pindaric way! ...

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Ode

... Excellent in the Two Sister-arts of Poesy and PaintingThou youngest Virgin Daughter of the skies, ...

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Song For Saint Cecilia's Day, 1687

... Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat!' The soft complaining flute ...