John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
literature madness wit
Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.
men afterlife burden
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
mind and-love frailty
And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.
sight water crooked
You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.
envy challenges merit
Merit challenges envy.
art rocks wrecks
Rhyme is the rock on which thou art to wreck.
curiosity behind-the-scenes counterfeit
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
judging interest settings
not judging truth to be in nature better than falsehood, but setting a value upon both according to interest.
depression mad insanity
There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know.
desire liberty hunger
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store
life sweet pain
How happy the lover, How easy his chain, How pleasing his pain, How sweet to discover He sighs not in vain.
patriotism fool patriot
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
art nature taught
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
thinking age creeps
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.