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Upon the Death of Lord Hastings, l. 76. Miscellany Poems (ed. 1702). Cf. "Above all Greek, above all Roman fame"; Pope, Ep. I, Bk. 2, l. 26
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Above any Greek or Roman name.

— John Dryden

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John Dryden

About John Dryden

John Dryden (19 August O.S. 9 August 1631 – 12 May O.S. 1 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.