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Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.

John Dryden

Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
JOHN DRYDEN

Age Alone Enough Reason Strong Walk Youth
A happy genius is the gift of nature.
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Genius Gift Happy Nature
Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
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Crime Oblivion
The conscience of a people is their power.
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Conscience People Power
The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.
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Excitement Loud
But when to sin our biased nature leans, The careful Devil is still at hand with means; And providently pimps for ill desires.
JOHN DRYDEN

Desire Hands Nature Sick Sin
Sure there is none but fears a future state; And when the most obdurate swear they do not, Their trembling hearts belie their boasting tongues.
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Future Heart State Tongue Tremble
What precious drops are those, Which silently each other’s track pursue, Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?
JOHN DRYDEN

Dew Precious Pursue Track Young
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
An hour will come, with pleasure to relate Your sorrows past, as benefits of Fate.
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Benefit Fate Pleasure Relate Sorrow Time
Repentance is but want of power to sin.
JOHN DRYDEN

One Liner Power Regret Sin
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
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Pain Pleasure Sweet
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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Courage Growth Heart
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
JOHN DRYDEN

Hate Home Name Peace Soul
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 DRYDEN

Fight Myself Rise Wound

Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave deserves the fair.

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