And he who servilely creeps after sense, Is safe, but ne'er will reach an Excellence. — John Dryden

Dryden, John. "Tyrannick Love." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Maximillian E. Nozak and George R. Guffey. Vol. 10, University of California, 1970, prologue.

Dryden, John. Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr. Performed by Nell Gwyn and Margaret Hughes and Michael Mohun and Charles Hart and Rebecca Marshall and William Cartwright. King's Company, 1669, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, prologue.