John Dryden
John Dryden
John Drydenwas an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668...
cheat consider deceit deception favour men
When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat yet, fool'd by hope, men favour the deceit
below dive errors pearls search surface
Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below
below dive errors pearls search surface
Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below
toil
And all to leave, what with this toil he won, / To that unfeathered, two-legged thing, a son.
blessings drinking pleasure
Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure
giant theirs
Theirs was the giant race, before the flood.
allied bounds divide great madness near sure thin wits
Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds divide
married past three within
I am to be married within these three days; married past redemption.
fate humane subject
All humane things are subject to decay, And, when fate summons, Monarchs must obey.
eastern lovely sat
The lovely Thais by his side, / Sat like a blooming Eastern bride.
beginnings mighty small viewing
By viewing Nature, Nature's handmaid, art, makes mighty things from small beginnings grow.
god king nor pampered people
God's pampered people whom, debauched with ease, / No king could govern, nor no God could please.
dies heaven man stage
For, Heaven be thank'd, we live in such an age, when no man dies for love, but on the stage
shun struggle
Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.