Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior
Matthew Priorwas an English poet and diplomat. He is also known as a contributor to The Examiner...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth21 July 1664
dreams english-poet hopes
Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake.
mention thou
Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.
email great
The most entertaining email I've had all week. Great tone.
english-poet hope
Hope is but the dream of those who wake.
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Be to their virtue very kind; be to their faults a little blind.
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They talk most who have the least to say.
beauty english-poet form virtue
For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine.
add fastest furthest line people walks
When people once are in the wrong, Each line they add is much too long; Who fastest walks, but walks astray, Is only furthest from his way.