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

John Dryden

Beware of the fury of the patient man.
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Beware Man Patience
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
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Cheap Death Fame
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
The bravest men are subject most to chance.
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Brave Chance Man Subject
Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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Death Due
Satire among the Romans, but not among the Greeks, was a bitter invective poem.
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Bitter Poem Satire
For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Children Edge Fools Secret Tools
Love is love’s reward.
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Love One Liner Reward
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
Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Brave Despair Happiness
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
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Race Run Swift Time
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.
JOHN DRYDEN

Care Destroy Happiness Man Thinking
Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
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Freedom Subject Thrive
For what can power give more than food and drink, To live at ease, and not be bound to think?
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Bound Drink Food Live Power Thinking
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
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
JOHN DRYDEN

Different Fools Love Mindset Wisdom

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

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