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The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.

John Dryden

We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves.
JOHN DRYDEN

Adversity Grief Misery Wicket
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Confidence Fact Known
Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
JOHN DRYDEN

Dreams Forget Forward Mindset Time
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
Mighty things from small beginnings grow.
JOHN DRYDEN

Beginning Growth Small
Love is love’s reward.
JOHN DRYDEN

Love One Liner Reward
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
JOHN DRYDEN

Blind Willing Zeal
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
JOHN DRYDEN

Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
JOHN DRYDEN

Grace Known Order Place
Love is a passion Which kindles honor into noble acts.
JOHN DRYDEN

Act Honor Love Passion
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
JOHN DRYDEN

Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
Swift was the race, but short the time to run.
JOHN DRYDEN

Race Run Swift Time
Fame then was cheap, and the first comer sped; And they have kept it since by being dead.
JOHN DRYDEN

Cheap Death Fame
War is the trade of kings.
JOHN DRYDEN

King One Liner Trade War
By education most have been misled.
JOHN DRYDEN

Direction Education One Liner
All empire is no more than power in trust.
JOHN DRYDEN

Empire Power Trust

The trumpet’s loud clangor Excites us to arms.

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