John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
blood distant dull flesh joy joys present prospect
For present joys are more to flesh and blood than a dull prospect of a distant good.
happiness blood joy
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
life night joy
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
joy watches youth
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
blow wind joy
The winds that never moderation knew, Afraid to blow too much, too faintly blew; Or out of breath with joy, could not enlarge Their straighten'd lungs or conscious of their charge.
fate joy sorrow
Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!
autumn joy pears
When bounteous autumn rears her head, he joys to pull the ripened pear.
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.