John Wilmot
John Wilmot
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court. The Restoration reacted against the "spiritual authoritarianism" of the Puritan era. Rochester was the embodiment of the new era, and he is as well known for his rakish lifestyle as his poetry, although the two were often interlinked. He died at the age of 33 from venereal disease...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth1 April 1647
against bad bible life objection
The only objection against the Bible is a bad life
age hand life painful search
Then Old Age and Experience, hand in hand,Lead him to death, and make him understand,After a search so painful and so long,That all his life he has been in the wrong.
age hand lead life painful search
Then Old Age and Experience, hand in hand, Lead him to death, and make him understand, After a search so painful and so long, That all his life he has been in the wrong.
marriage wife life-is
The clog of all pleasure, the luggage of life, is the best can be said for a very good wife.
interest-in-life libertine expenses
any experiment of interest in life will be carried out at your own expense
teaching love-life forgiving
I shall never forgive you for teaching me how to love life.
difference far men
Most Men are Cowards, all Men should be Knaves.The Difference lies, as far as I can see,Not in the thing it self, but the degree. . . .
coward-and-cowardice difference far men
Most Men are Cowards, all Men should be Knaves. The Difference lies, as far as I can see, Not in the thing it self, but the degree. . . .
english-writer theories
Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories.
joy keeping lovers
Womankind more joy discovers, Making fools, than keeping lovers
freedoms generous james mere
...Natural freedoms are but just:There's something generous in mere lust. (A Ramble in St James Park)
freedoms generous james mere
...Natural freedoms are but just: There's something generous in mere lust. (A Ramble in St James Park)
freedoms generous mere natural
Natural freedoms are but just:There's something generous in mere lust.
far kids
Pete did a lot for the community, especially as far as young kids were concerned.