John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3002 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3002 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | I am as free as Nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Conquest of Granada. Part i. Act i. Sc. 1. |