John Denham
John Denham
angel passion dies
We are never like angels till our passion dies.
mean thinking design
When any great design thou dost intend, Think on the means, the manner, and the end.
anger love-is worthy
Whatsoever is worthy of their love is worth their anger.
dream may taste
Sure there are poets which did never dream Upon Parnassus, nor did taste the stream Of Helicon; we therefore may suppose Those made not poets, but the poets those.
names fame slave
Who fears not to do ill fears the name, And free from conscience, is a slave to fame.
territory matter british
It is no exaggeration to say that Israeli policy in the occupied territories is not simply a matter of foreign policy - it is a matter for British domestic security policy too,.
doubt prove seeking
You prove but too clearly that seeking to know Is too frequently learning to doubt.
writing pride fate
Such is our pride, our folly, or our fate, That few, but such as cannot write, translate.
ignorance sight light
Tis the most certain sign, the world's accurst That the best things corrupted, are the worst; 'Twas the corrupted Light of knowledge, hurl'd Sin, Death, and Ignorance o'er all the world; That Sun like this (from which our sight we have) Gaz'd on too long, resumes the light he gave.
life may live-well
Learn to live well, that thou may'st die so too; To live and die is all we have to do.