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The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.

John Dryden

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John Dryden
Age: 68 †
Born: 1631
Born: August 7
Died: 1700
Died: May 12
Hymnwriter
Literary Critic
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Aldwincle
Northamptonshire
Burden
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Thought
Nothing
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Insupportable
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Virtuous

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