John Dryden ( 10 of 157 )
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
To take up half on trust, and half to try,
Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.
To take up half on trust, and half to try,
Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.
Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.
His ignorance is encyclopedic.
His ignorance is encyclopedic.
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun,
Is Nature's eye.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun,
Is Nature's eye.
For that can power give more than food and drink,
To live at ease, and not be bound to read more
For that can power give more than food and drink,
To live at ease, and not be bound to think?
