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Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.

John Dryden

We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.
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Adversity Grief Misery Wicket
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
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Authors Enthusiasm Expectation Truth
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Himself Pearl Search
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Distance Flesh Goodness Present
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
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Genius Gift Happy Nature
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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Absence Age Love Time
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Confidence Fact Known
He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.
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Author Himself Poet Theft Victory
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
What precious drops are those, Which silently each other’s track pursue, Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
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Dew Precious Pursue Track Young
Nothing to build, and all things to destroy.
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Build Destroy
Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people’s wrongs his own.
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Action Beautiful Fall Grace Himself People Wrong Youth
Not sharp revenge, nor hell itself can find, A fiercer torment than a guilty mind, Which day and night doth dreadfully accuse, Condemns the wretch, and still the charge renews.
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Charge Mindset Revenge Sharp
Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow’s falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.
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Fake Happiness Thinking Trust
And that the Scriptures, though not everywhere Free from corruption, or entire, or clear, Are uncorrupt, sufficient, clear, entire In all things which our needful faith require.
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Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
For they can conquer who believe they can.
JOHN DRYDEN

Believe Conquer

Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.

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Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.

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