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John Dryden Quotes about Praise

The commendation of adversaries is the greatest triumph of a writer, because it never comes unless extorted.

The commendation of adversaries is the greatest triumph of a writer, because it never comes unless extorted.

John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton (1811). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations”, p.204

He wants worth who dares not praise a foe.

John Dryden (1701). “The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas....: Now First Collected Together, and Corrected from the Roginals”, p.392