Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
JOHN DRYDEN
JOHN DRYDEN
John Dryden on fury
John Dryden239 quotes“Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!”
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Our country’s national crime is lynching. It is not the creature of an hour, the sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the unspeakable brutality of an insane mob.
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Jack LondonJack London I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.
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