John Dryden ( 10 of 157 )
What precious drops are those,
Which silently each other's track pursue,
Bright as young diamonds in their read more
What precious drops are those,
Which silently each other's track pursue,
Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
Love taught him shame; and shame, with love at strife,
Soon taught the sweet civilities of life.
Love taught him shame; and shame, with love at strife,
Soon taught the sweet civilities of life.
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.
Ay, these look like the workmanship of heaven;
This is the porcelain clay of human kind,
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Ay, these look like the workmanship of heaven;
This is the porcelain clay of human kind,
And therefore cast into these noble moulds.
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
Out of the solar walk and Heaven's highway.
Out of the solar walk and Heaven's highway.
