John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
conformity conform martyrdom
For all have not the gift of martyrdom.
life death nature
To die is landing on some distant shore.
nature chaucer
Chaucer followed Nature everywhere, but was never so bold to go beyond her.
parting
Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
home sacred refuge
Home is the sacred refuge of our life.
age
Virgil and Horace [were] the severest writers of the severest age.
birthday years long
What, start at this! when sixty years have spread. Their grey experience o'er thy hoary head? Is this the all observing age could gain? Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
birthday long world
Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
god devil usual
Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
god men devil
So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil.
power want sin
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
peace war self
Such subtle Covenants shall be made,Till Peace it self is War in Masquerade.
language well-said wit
A thing well said will be wit in all languages.
christian pride honor
The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in enterprises which the poets call heroic, and which are commonly the effects of interest, pride and worldly honor.