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The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 09

Note 23 — HEROIC STANZAS

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The author seems to allude to the old proverb, "Sapiens dominabitur astris." The influence of the stars yielded reluctantly to Cromwell's heroic virtues, as the commons submit sullenly to be taxed.

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