John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
kitchen cost frost
Ever a glutton, at another's cost, But in whose kitchen dwells perpetual frost.
time children men
Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.
eagles imperfection secret
None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey'd to see Another's faults, and his deformity.
time simple years
Love and Time with reverence use, Treat them like a parting friend: Nor the golden gifts refuse Which in youth sincere they send: For each year their price is more, And they less simple than before.
numbness mind lazy
A lazy frost, a numbness of the mind.
past use knows
Few know the use of life before 'tis past.
death kings moments
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
military presence-of-mind mind
Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
passion doe reason
If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
running destiny wind
How easy 'tis, when Destiny proves kind, With full-spread sails to run before the wind!
jewels ugly rich
An ugly woman in a rich habit set out with jewels nothing can become.
tears contagion
Sure there's contagion in the tears of friends.
life dream heaven
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
pain long half
Long pains, with use of bearing, are half eased.