John Dryden (9 Aug 1631 – 30 April 1700), nicknamed Town-Bayes, an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England.
Born in the village rectory of Aldwincle, Northamptonshire. The eldest of 14 children of Eramus Dryden and Mary Pickering – an Parliamentary supporting family with Puritan learnings.
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poem, in fact, is a protest against the harm that society causes its children by exploiting them for labor of this kind. In each case the dramatic irony arises from the poet's knowing more or seeing more than the child does, but in each case also the boy's ignorance testifies to his good heart and likable innocence.
The dream in lines 11-20 is obviously a wish-fulfillment dream, though Blake wou
nonsense.
They are all con men.
And they will take advantage
of you every way they can.
You must be very, very careful.
Do you understand?
Yes, Father.
These men dont see many females.
For you to wear the habit
might help instill respect.
For you to flout authority will only
encourage them to do the same.
Woman on the tier!
You can wait there.
Well bring your man out for you.
Well, Matthew, l mad
Nonsense. I like doing things for you, Alfie.
Im a blessed man having you in my life.
Thank you.
Keys are in the usual spot.
Now, back home, youre always hearing tales about some bloke
migrating to the States and winding up with buckets of money.
So not long ago, I packed up my bucket and headed west.
Now, I must admit, I had a second motive.
Id always been told that the most beautiful women in t
poem?
Werent you reciting a poem?
It doesnt work!
It doesnt work!
Brake!
Were going to die! The woods!
Brake!
Were going to die! The woods!
Brake!
Brake!
The king is coming!
The king is coming!
There he is!
There he is!
Its full of people down there. Straight.
Its full of people down there. Straight.
We have no brakes!
We have no brakes!
We have no brakes! Move!
We have no brakes! Move!
Go for a