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He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.

John Dryden

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
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Cheating Favor Fools Hope Life
And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
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Fragile Love Mindset
What passion cannot music raise and quell!
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Music Passion Raise
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
Treason is greatest where trust is greatest.
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Greatness Treason Trust
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
A narrow mind begets obstinacy; we do not easily believe what we cannot see.
JOHN DRYDEN

Believe Easy Invisible Mindset Unknown
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
JOHN DRYDEN

Pain Pleasure Sweet
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
JOHN DRYDEN

Heaven Praise Prayer Promise
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
JOHN DRYDEN

Creation Dew Greatness Himself Morning Spirit
To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
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Common Death Devil Evil
Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.
JOHN DRYDEN

Children Crave Growth Man
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
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Fly Joy Youth
Deathless laurel is the victor’s due.
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Death Due
If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!
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Evidence Passion Reason Rule Weakness
For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen.
JOHN DRYDEN

Face Need See Truth

He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him.

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