John Dryden, Tyrannic Love, Act I, scene 1. Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 841-60.
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All delays are dangerous in war.

— John Dryden on War

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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.