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John Dryden, The Duke of Guise (1683), IV (2 Citizen)
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Look you, gentlemen, 'tis Grillon, the fierce colonel; he that devours our wives, and ravishes our children.

— John Dryden on Rape

What It Means

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John Dryden

About John Dryden

John Dryden (19 August O.S. 9 August 1631 – 12 May O.S. 1 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.