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John Dryden

Old as I am, for ladies’ love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet.
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Myself Old Power Remember
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
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Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
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Fly Joy Youth
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
For they can conquer who believe they can.
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Believe Conquer
They, who would combat general authority with particular opinion, must first establish themselves a reputation of understanding better than other men.
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Authority Better General Man Opinion Understand
They think too little who talk too much.
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Talk Thinking
Beware of the fury of the patient man.
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Beware Man Patience
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
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Heaven Praise Prayer Promise
So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.
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Fake Lying Silence
Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
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Appetite Digestion Quick Yourself
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
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Choice Fate Love
Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.
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Complain Leisure Light Suffering
Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.
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Defense Law Nature
Time and death shall depart and say in flying Love has found out a way to live, by dying.
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Death Finding Love Time Way

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