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So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.

John Dryden

Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets;Jonson was theVirgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare.
JOHN DRYDEN

Admire Drama Father Himself Home Poet Writing
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
JOHN DRYDEN

Bold Fear Greatness Mask
Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.
JOHN DRYDEN

Cement Foundation Knowledge Society Truth
For those whom God to ruin has design’d, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
JOHN DRYDEN

Design God Mindset Ruin
Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught, The wise, for cure, on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend.
JOHN DRYDEN

Better Health Himself Man Work
Griefs assured are felt before they come.
JOHN DRYDEN

Assurance Feeling Grief
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
JOHN DRYDEN

Race Run Swift Time
What passion cannot music raise and quell!
JOHN DRYDEN

Music Passion Raise
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
JOHN DRYDEN

Genius Gift Happy Nature
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
JOHN DRYDEN

Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
JOHN DRYDEN

Grace Known Order Place
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fake King Necessary Ruin True
Few know the use of life before ’tis past.
JOHN DRYDEN

Life Past
Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.
JOHN DRYDEN

Complain Leisure Light Suffering
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
JOHN DRYDEN

Performance Quick Slow
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
JOHN DRYDEN

Build Destroy

So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.

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