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It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, can rule nothing, but is ruled by prudence.

John Dryden

We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching
Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it, either in poetry or painting, must produce a much greater; for both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature.
JOHN DRYDEN

Best Give Up Knowledge Nature Production True
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
Satire is a kind of poetry in which human vices are reprehended.
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Human Kind Poetry Satire Vice
Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.
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Fresh Object Pity Sight
Blown roses hold their sweetness to the last.
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Hold Last Sweet
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Life Man Origin Virtue Word
I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.
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Brown Easy Light Night
Lucky men are favorites of Heaven.
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Favorite Heaven Man
Murder may pass unpunished for a time, But tardy justice will overtake the crime.
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Crime Murder Punishment Time
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
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Devotion Ignorance Mom Myself Yourself
Go miser go, for money sell your soul. Trade wares for wares and trudge from pole to pole, So others may say when you are dead and gone. See what a vast estate he left his son.
JOHN DRYDEN

Estate Himself Misery Money Sell Soul
Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
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Distance Flesh Goodness Present
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
JOHN DRYDEN

Genius Gift Happy Nature

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