John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
silence secret guilt
Secret guilt by silence is betrayed.
silence secret guilt
Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
fear silence ears
An horrible stillness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
silence suffering
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
silence asks denied
Not to ask is not be denied.
silence midnight
Hushed as midnight silence.
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.
bless dying gave hand
Dying bless the hand that gave the blow.