Bless Quote by John Dryden

“Fortune, that with malicious joyDoes man her slave oppress,Proud of…” quote by John Dryden — Download Open image

“Fortune, that with malicious joyDoes man her slave oppress,Proud of her office to destroy,Is seldom pleasd to bless.”

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