John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
glad
The people's prayer, the glad diviner's theme, / The young men's vision, and the old men's dream!
god king nor pampered people
God's pampered people whom, debauched with ease, / No king could govern, nor no God could please.
He trudged along, unknowing what he sought, and whistled as he went, for want of a thought
He who purposes to be an author, should first be a student.
age begin time tis
Tis well an old age is out, And time to begin a new.
ancient boast bred fashion manners themselves
Well may they boast themselves an ancient Nation; For they were bred e'er manners were in fashion
bound
To live at ease, and not be bound to think.
alone careful coin determine people spend time time-and-time-management valuable
Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent. Be careful that you don't let other people spend it for you.
file finish fool fools-and-foolishness god help school true
True fops help nature's work, and go to school - to file and finish God Almighty's fool
false whipped
Who, for false quantities, was whipped at school.
candidate heaven
While yet a young probationer, / And candidate of heaven.
although bit cyberspace electronic issue reason tariff taxes true zone
The tariff issue is a bit different from that of taxes - although a tariff-free zone in cyberspace for electronic transmissions makes sense, the same is not true for taxes - there is no reason for cyberspace to be a tax haven,
horrid stillness tempest
An horrid stillness first invades the ear, / And in that stillness we the tempest fear.
giant theirs
Theirs was the giant race, before the flood.