John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
freedom firsts delight
O freedom, first delight of human kind!
men understanding firsts
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
looks fats young
I am resolved to grow fat, and look young till forty.
long earth guests
As when the dove returning bore the mark Of earth restored to the long labouring ark; The relics of mankind, secure at rest, Oped every window to receive the guest, And the fair bearer of the message bless'd.
father writing patterns
Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare.
excites loud
The trumpet's loud clangour / Excites us to arms.
fate humane subject
All humane things are subject to decay, And, when fate summons, Monarchs must obey.
boils mob nation rises utmost
A mob is the scum that rises utmost when the nation boils
boils mob nation rises
A mob is the scum that rises up most when the nation boils
toil
And all to leave, what with this toil he won, / To that unfeathered, two-legged thing, a son.
eastern lovely sat
The lovely Thais by his side, / Sat like a blooming Eastern bride.