John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
mercy reason rule
Reason to rule but mercy to forgive: the first is law; the last, prerogative.
draw knows rant single
She knows her man, and when you rant or swear, / Can draw you to her with a single hair.
deserves worlds
She deserves / More worlds than I can lose.
although bit cyberspace electronic issue reason tariff taxes true zone
The tariff issue is a bit different from that of taxes - although a tariff-free zone in cyberspace for electronic transmissions makes sense, the same is not true for taxes - there is no reason for cyberspace to be a tax haven,
image scattered wide
And, wide as his command, / Scattered his Maker's image through the land.
base free laws nature noble savage servitude wild woods
I am as free as nature first made man, / Ere the base laws of servitude began, / When wild in woods the noble savage ran.
bless dying gave hand
Dying bless the hand that gave the blow.
boils mob nation rises utmost
A mob is the scum that rises utmost when the nation boils
poor ten thousand torture word
And torture one poor word ten thousand ways.
cousin
Cousin Swift, you will never be a poet.
found messiah
They found the new Messiah by the star.
glorious sons treason
During his office, treason was no crime. / The sons of Belial had a glorious time.
excites loud
The trumpet's loud clangour / Excites us to arms.
fond harmless household meant nature silly
Nature meant me a wife, a silly harmless household Dove, fond without art; and kind without deceit.