"Above any Greek or Roman name."
— John Dryden
January 1, 1970
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Upon the Death of Lord Hastings, l. 76. Miscellany Poems (ed. 1702). Cf. "Above all Greek, above all Roman fame"; Pope, Ep. I, Bk. 2, l. 26
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Upon the Death of Lord Hastings, l. 76. Miscellany Poems (ed. 1702). Cf. "Above all Greek, above all Roman fame"; Pope, Ep. I, Bk. 2, l. 26