John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
forgiveness doe done
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.
birthday strong age
Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
beautiful language sometimes
Every language is so full of its own proprieties that what is beautiful in one is often barbarous, nay, sometimes nonsense, in another.
dream sleep fancy
Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes.
children lying believe
By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
life night joy
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
secret mind pleasure
The secret pleasure of a generous act Is the great mind's great bribe.
long driven length
For lawful power is still superior found, When long driven back, at length it stands the ground.
confidence knowing feelings
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts
mind liberty libertarian
Of all the tyrannies on human kind the worst is that which persecutes the mind.
zeal all-things
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
circles magic walks
But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
kings people drones
Luxurious kings are to their people lost, They live like drones, upon the public cost.
coward profession
All the learn'd are cowards by profession.