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Keen appetite And quick digestion wait on you and yours.

John Dryden

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.
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Art Miss Mistake Nature
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
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
So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.
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Fake Lying Silence
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
JOHN DRYDEN

Hate Home Name Peace Soul
Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
JOHN DRYDEN

Freedom Subject Thrive
We by art unteach what Nature taught.
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Art Nature Teaching
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Pearl Search
Pity melts the mind to love.
JOHN DRYDEN

Love Mindset Pity
The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
JOHN DRYDEN

Death Man Thinking Virtue
Content with poverty, my soul I arm; And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.
JOHN DRYDEN

Myself Poverty Soul Virtue Warm
Fool that I was, upon my eagle’s wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
JOHN DRYDEN

Eagle Fools Mount Myself Wings
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.
JOHN DRYDEN

Fake King Necessary Ruin True
Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.
JOHN DRYDEN

Grace Known Order Place
Love is not in our choice but in our fate.
JOHN DRYDEN

Choice Fate Love

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