John Dryden ( 10 of 157 )
They who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write,
Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.
They who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write,
Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite.
He made all countries where he came his own.
He made all countries where he came his own.
Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730 The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in read more
Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730 The fortitude of a Christian consists in patience, not in enterprises which the poets call heroic, and which are commonly the effects of interest, pride, and worldly honor.
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail,
Our lion now will foreign foes assail.
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail,
Our lion now will foreign foes assail.
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
She hugged the offender, and forgave the offense,
Sex to the last.
She hugged the offender, and forgave the offense,
Sex to the last.
Lord of oneself, uncumbered with a name.
Lord of oneself, uncumbered with a name.
But Esau's hands suit ill with Jacob's voice.
But Esau's hands suit ill with Jacob's voice.
