John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
candidate heaven
While yet a young probationer, / And candidate of heaven.
closing compass frame full harmony heavenly notes universal
From harmony, from heavenly harmony / This universal frame began: / From harmony to harmony / Through all the compass of the notes it ran, / The diapason closing full in Man.
dies heaven man stage
For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for love, but on the stage
years heaven plot
From plots and treasons Heaven preserve my years, But save me most from my petitioners. Unsatiate as the barren womb or grave; God cannot grant so much as they can crave.
prayer angel heaven
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
life dream heaven
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
heaven liberty life-is
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
men heaven usury
Pleasure never comes sincere to man; but lent by heaven upon hard usury.
men heaven lucky
Lucky men are favorites of Heaven.
love men heaven
Heaven be thanked, we live in such an age, When no man dies for love, but on the stage.
faith mysterious-things heaven
For mysterious things of faith, rely on the proponent, Heaven's authority.
grace-and-mercy heaven attributes
Good Heaven, whose darling attribute we find is boundless grace, and mercy to mankind, abhors the cruel.
heaven free-will endure
The good we have enjoyed from Heaven's free will, and shall we murmur to endure the ill?
men light heaven
Virtue without success is a fair picture shown by an ill light; but lucky men are favorites of heaven; all own the chief, when fortune owns the cause.