Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
JOHN DRYDENFor those whom God to ruin has design’d, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
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Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
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And plenty makes us poor.
JOHN DRYDENAnd plenty makes us poor.
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Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
JOHN DRYDENParting is worse than death; it is death of love!
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Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
JOHN DRYDENTis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.
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And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
JOHN DRYDENAnd love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
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Silence in times of suffering is the best.
JOHN DRYDENSilence in times of suffering is the best.
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But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
JOHN DRYDENBut far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.
JOHN DRYDENVirtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.
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Truth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
JOHN DRYDENTruth is the object of our understanding, as good is of our will; and the understanding can no more be delighted with a lie than the will can choose an apparent evil.
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O freedom, first delight of human kind!
JOHN DRYDENO freedom, first delight of human kind!
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Time glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
JOHN DRYDENTime glides with undiscover’d haste; The future but a length behind the past.
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For those whom God to ruin has design’d, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
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They live too long who happiness outlive.
JOHN DRYDENThey live too long who happiness outlive.
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I’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
JOHN DRYDENI’m a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I’ll rise and fight again.
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Presence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
JOHN DRYDENPresence of mind and courage in distress, Are more than arrives to procure success?
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Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
JOHN DRYDENMuch malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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