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John Dryden

Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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Crime Freedom Tax Virtue
Fiction is of the essence of poetry as well as of painting; there is a resemblance in one of human bodies, things, and actions which are not real, and in the other of a true story by fiction.
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Action Essence Fiction Human Poetry Story
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
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Authors Enthusiasm Expectation Truth
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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Build Destroy
Affability, mildness, tenderness, and a word which I would fain bring back to its original signification of virtue,–I mean good-nature,–are of daily use; they are the bread of mankind and staff of life.
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Life Man Origin Virtue Word
Virtue is her own reward.
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One Liner Reward Virtue
Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.
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Body Break Preservation Shame Spirit
Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise!
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Fury Revenge See
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Bold Fear Greatness Mask
Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
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Himself Judgement Praise Theme
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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Creation Dew Greatness Himself Morning Spirit
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
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Believe Children Direction Education Lost Man
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
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Affection Goodness Grace Principal
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
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Devotion Ignorance Mom Myself Yourself
God never made his work for man to mend.
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God Man Mend Work

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