John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
world
They say everything in the world is good for something.
foundation truth-is cement
Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.
god devil usual
Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
god men devil
So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil.
victory would-be poet
He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.
mother ignorance devotion
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
revenge cry arise
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
taught genius born
Genius must be born, and never can be taught.
soul enemy forgiving
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
gratitude sweet past
If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.
firsts fame sped
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
waiting digestion culture
Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
men atheism patient
Beware of the fury of the patient man.
love fire blood
When beauty fires the blood, how love exalts the mind!