John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
bless dying gave hand
Dying bless the hand that gave the blow.
blow hands dying
And, dying, bless the hand that gave the blow.
death morning dying
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
dying woe flutes
The soft complaining flute, In dying notes, discovers The woes of hopeless lovers.
love flying dying
Time and death shall depart and say in flying Love has found out a way to live, by dying.
pain dying pleasure
But dying is a pleasure / When living is a pain.
chose discourse nearest rugged verse
And this unpolished rugged verse I chose / As fittest for discourse and nearest prose.
though warm
And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm
poor ten thousand torture word
And torture one poor word ten thousand ways.
child thus
And thus the child imposes on the man.
image scattered wide
And, wide as his command, / Scattered his Maker's image through the land.
age genius includes particular studies universal
Every age has a kind of universal genius, which includes those that live in it to some particular studies
glorious sons treason
During his office, treason was no crime. / The sons of Belial had a glorious time.
below dive errors pearls search surface
Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below