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John Dryden
Birth: 8-9-1631
Death: 5-1-1700
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"John Dryden, (born Aug. 9 [Aug. 19, New Style], 1631, Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, Eng.—died May 1 [May 12], 1700, London), English poet, dramatist, and literary critic who so dominated the literary scene of his day that it came to be known as the Age of Dryden."
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"John Dryden, (born Aug. 9 [Aug. 19, New Style], 1631, Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, Eng.—died May 1 [May 12], 1700, London), English poet, dramatist, and literary critic who so dominated the literary scene of his day that it came to be known as the Age of Dryden."
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