John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
children secret fool
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
truth understanding enthusiasm
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
scum nations
The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
dream forgotten-things long
Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes... Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
men thinking wish
I strongly wish for what I faintly hope; like the daydreams of melancholy men, I think and think in things impossible, yet love to wander in that golden maze.
prayer angel heaven
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
war wealth allure
War seldom enters but where wealth allures.
country country-love made
He made all countries where he came his own.
fear silence ears
An horrible stillness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
government server blockheads
No government has ever been, or can ever be, wherein time-servers and blockheads will not be uppermost.
resolve performances
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
stubborn lions england
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.
love sweet pain
Ah, how sweet it is to love! Ah, how gay is young Desire! And what pleasing pains we prove When we first approach Love's fire!
life giving equal
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.