Alexander Pope, The First Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated (1737), p. 16.
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Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine.
— Alexander Pope
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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.
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.
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