In a prologue to one of his plays, this author claimed to be "weary of his long-loved mistress rhyme" and called himself "betwixt two ages cast / the first of this, and hindmost of the last.
In a prologue to one of his plays, this author claimed to be "weary of his long-loved mistress rhyme" and called himself "betwixt two ages cast / the first of this, and hindmost of the last." One of this author's plays includes a monologue which begins "When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat; Yet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit." This author was parodied as Bayes in George Villiers' comedy The Rehearsal. One of his plays begins with Doralice singing "Why should a foolish marriage vow," and includes a subplot about Rhodophil and Palamede, who pursue each other's wives. The title character of one of his tragedies is nearly poisoned by Nourmahal before reuniting with his lover Indamora. In another of his plays, Hermogenes reveals that Leonidas is the rightful heir to the crown of Sicily, allowing him to overthrow the usurper Polydamas and marry Palmyra. For 10 points, name this Restoration author of the tragedy Aureng-Zebe and the comedy Marriage-a-la-Mode.
In a prologue to one of his plays, this author claimed to be "weary of his long-loved mistress rhyme" and called himself "betwixt two ages cast / the first of this, and hindmost of the last.
John Dryden