A Knock-down Argument: 't Is But A Word And A Blow.

A knock-down argument: 't is but a word and a blow.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- Amphitryon, Act i, Sc. 1

Whistling to keep myself from being afraid. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Amphitryon, Act iii, Sc.
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Bless the hand that gave the blow. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- The Spanish Friar, Act ii, Sc. 1
This is the porcelain clay of humankind. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Don Sebastian, Act i, Sc.
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All delays are dangerous in war. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Tyrannic Love, Act i, Sc. 1
I am resolved to grow fat, and look young till forty.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- The Maiden Queen, Act iii, Sc. 1...
The real Amphitryon is the Amphitryon who gives dinners.
-- Jean Baptiste Moliere (1622-1673) -- Amphitryon, Act iii, Sc. 5...
Burn daylight. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- The Maiden Queen, Act ii, Sc. 1
His hair just grizzled, As in a green old age. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Oedipus, Act iii, Sc.
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Men are but children of a larger growth. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- All for Love, Act iv, Sc.
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