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John Dryden Quotes about Fame

Deathless laurel is the victor's due.

Deathless laurel is the victor's due.

John Dryden (1854). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.78

Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.

John Dryden (1800). “The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works ; Now First Collected, with Notes and Illustrations”, p.226

Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need; For 'tis impossible you should proceed.

John Dryden (1868). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.256