If confidence presage a victory, Eugenius, in his own opini… - John Dryden

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If confidence presage a victory, Eugenius, in his own opinion, has already triumphed over the Ancients: nothing seems more easy to him than to overcome those whom it is our greatest praise to have imitated well; for we do not only build upon their foundation, but by their models.

John Dryden

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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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But O! what art can teach,
What human voice can reach,
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He rais’d a mortal to the skies;
She drew an angel down.

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