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John Dryden

While I am compassed round With mirth, my soul lies hid in shades of grief, Whence, like the bird of night, with half-shut eyes, She peeps, and sickens at the sight of day.
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Day Eyes Round Shade Sight Soul
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.
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Chance Hot Iron Leisure
Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
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Crime Oblivion
Love is love’s reward.
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Love One Liner Reward
More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store.
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Desire Hungry Liberty Store
But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.
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Numerous Talk Thinking
War seldom enters but where wealth allures.
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Seldom War Wealth
Sculptors are obliged to follow the manners of the painters, and to make many ample folds, which are unsufferable hardness, and more like a rock than a natural garment.
JOHN DRYDEN

Follow Natural Obligation Paint Rock Sculptor
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
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Different Fools Love Mindset Wisdom
Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts.
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Confidence Fact Known
Trust reposed in noble natures obliges them the more.
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Nature Obligation Response Trust
To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.
JOHN DRYDEN

Common Death Devil Evil
Since every man who lives is born to die, And none can boast sincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. Like pilgrims to the’ appointed place we tend; The world’s an inn, and death the journey’s end.
JOHN DRYDEN

Boast Born Death End Journey Live Man Place Sincere
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.
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Affection Goodness Grace Principal
The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.
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Eyes Heaven Nature
No king nor nation one moment can retard the appointed hour.
JOHN DRYDEN

King Mad Moments Nation

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