Must I at length the Sword of Justice draw?Oh curst Effects of necessary Law!How ill my Fear they by my Mercy scan,Beware the Fury of a Patient Man.

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John Dryden was a 17th-century English poet and playwright. John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Patience — The virtue of waiting, endurance, and quiet strength

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