Though his parents had supported Parliament during the civil war, this poet demonstrated his loyalty
Though his parents had supported Parliament during the civil war, this poet demonstrated his loyalty to the returning Charles II in such poems as "To His Sacred Majesty" and "Astrea Redux", and even created the part of Florimel in his play The Indian Emperor for the king's mistress Nell Gwynne. In such later works as Annus Mirabilis and Absolom and Acitophel, he continued to support Charles, who had rewarded him in 1668 by appointing him the first poet laureate. The rival of Thomas Shadwell, FTP, name this English author of MacFlecknoe and All For Love.
Though his parents had supported Parliament during the civil war, this poet demonstrated his loyalty to the returning Charles II in such poems as "To His Sacred Majesty" and "Astrea Redux", and even created the part of Florimel in his play The Indian Emperor for the king's mistress Nell Gwynne.
John Dryden