John Dryden (August 19 {August 9 O.S.1631 – May 12 {May 1 O.S.}, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright, who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden Wikipedia
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... VanderMolen, and more. John Dryden (1631 - 1700) POEMS A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, 1687 A Song from the Italian from Limberham: or, the Kind Keeper Absalom and Achitophel Calm ... www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html?id=1893