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For all the happiness Mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain. — John Dryden

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For all the happiness Mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.

John Dryden
1665
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Topic
HappinessPleasure and painPleasurePain
Genre
Drama (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1665
Person
John Dryden
Provenance
Current citation
Dryden, John. "The Indian Emperor." The Works of John Dryden. Vol. 9. University of California Press, 1967, act 4, sc. 1.
Original citation
Dryden, John. The Indian Emperor. King's Company, 1665, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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