John Dryden vs. Robert Burton
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
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John Dryden
1631 – 1700
Literature
Kingdom of England
John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.
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"How easie is it to call Rogue and Villain, and that wittily! But how hard to make a Man appear a Fool, a Blockhead, or a Knave, without using any of those oppro…"
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Robert Burton
1577 – 1640
English-language literature
United Kingdom
Robert Burton was an English author and fellow of Oxford University, known for his encyclopedic The Anatomy of Melancholy.
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"To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun."
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