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The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.

John Dryden

But Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
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Himself Magic Walk
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.
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Corruption Faith Freedom Need Scripture Sufficient
Not sharp revenge, nor hell itself can find, A fiercer torment than a guilty mind, Which day and night doth dreadfully accuse, Condemns the wretch, and still the charge renews.
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Charge Mindset Revenge Sharp
Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
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Guilty Reveal Secret Silence
Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.
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Bold Goodness Starve
So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
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Death Dreams Heaven Herself Life Success
Nor is the people’s judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few.
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Judgment People True
He is a perpetual fountain of good sense.
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Fountain Goodness Sense
Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Death Fear Known
Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
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Himself Judgement Praise Theme
Men’s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes.
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Crime Freedom Tax Virtue
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.
JOHN DRYDEN

Cheat Day False Fools Life
None would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give.
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Hope Life Live Pleasure Run Thinking
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
He who trusts secrets to a servant makes him his master.
JOHN DRYDEN

Himself Master Secret Servant Trust
If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themselves, they are all in some sort parties; for, since they say the honour of their order is concerned in every member of it, how can we be sure that they will be impartial judges?
JOHN DRYDEN

Honor Judgement Man Member Mistake Order

The glorious lamp of heaven, the radiant sun, Is Nature’s eye.

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