John Dryden
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| John Dryden | |
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| Born | 9 August 1631 Aldwincle, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, Ingland |
| Dee'd | 1 Mey 1700 (aged 68) Lunnon, Ingland |
| Thrift | poet, leeterary creetic, playwricht, librettist |
| Alma mater | Westminster School Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Notable warks | Absalom and Achitophel, Mac Flecknoe, The Hind and the Panther |
John Dryden (/ˈdraɪdən/; 19 August [A.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [A.S. 1 May] 1700) wis an Inglis poet, leeterar creetic, translator, an playwricht wha wis made Ingland's first Poet Laureate in 1668.[1]
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- ↑ "John Dryden (British author) - Encyclopedia Britannica". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
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