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He with a graceful pride, While his rider every hand survey'd, Sprung loose, and flew into an escapade Not moving forward, yet with every bound Pressing, and seeming still to quit his ground.

John Dryden

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John Dryden
Age: 68 †
Born: 1631
Born: August 7
Died: 1700
Died: May 12
Hymnwriter
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Translator
Aldwincle
Northamptonshire
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Survey
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Quit
Sprung
Moving
Quitting
Graceful
Hands
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Still
Ground
Surveys
Every
Horse
Seeming
Escapade
Forward
Flew
Rider

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