“Forgiveness to the injured does belong;
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.”

—  John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada

Part 2, Act I, scene ii.
The Conquest of Granada (1669-1670)

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English poet and playwright of the XVIIth century 1631–1700

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