With ravished ears The monarch hears; Assumes the god, Affects the nod, And seems to shake the spheres. - John Dryden

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With ravished ears
The monarch hears;
Assumes the god,
Affects the nod,
And seems to shake the spheres.

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About John Dryden

John Dryden (19 August 1631 {9 August O.S.} – 12 May 1700 {1 May O.S.}) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright. He was Poet Laureate, 1668–1689.

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