John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
life journey men
Since every man who lives is born to die, And none can boast sincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. Like pilgrims to the' appointed place we tend; The world's an inn, and death the journey's end.
stubborn lions england
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.
life giving equal
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
depression mad insanity
There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know.
curiosity behind-the-scenes counterfeit
He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.
life sweet pain
How happy the lover, How easy his chain, How pleasing his pain, How sweet to discover He sighs not in vain.
eagles imperfection secret
None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey'd to see Another's faults, and his deformity.
time simple years
Love and Time with reverence use, Treat them like a parting friend: Nor the golden gifts refuse Which in youth sincere they send: For each year their price is more, And they less simple than before.
freedom democracies-have people
Nor is the people's judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few.
genius
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
farewell thinking littles
Farewell, too little, and too lately known, Whom I began to think and call my own.
age genius kind
Every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies.
laughter humorous men
'Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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.