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Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.

John Dryden

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
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Degree River Sea
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
None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey’d to see Another’s faults, and his deformity.
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Finding Himself Imperfection Mistake Secret
Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
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Grace Strength
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.
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Fight Myself Rise Wound
When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay. Tomorrow’s falser than the former day.
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Cheat Day False Fools Life
The love of liberty with life is given, And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven.
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Gift Heaven Liberty Life Love
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
Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.
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Appetite Digestion Quick Yourself
Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ.
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Infidelity Mysterious Thinking
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
All empire is no more than power in trust.
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Empire Power Trust
So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.
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Fake Lying Silence
All delays are dangerous in war.
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Dangerous Delay War
Beware of the fury of the patient man.
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Beware Man Patience
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

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