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Nor is the people’s judgment always true: the most may err as grossly as the few.

John Dryden

Old as I am, for ladies’ love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet.
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Myself Old Power Remember
God never made his work for man to mend.
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God Man Mend Work
Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care To grant, before we can conclude the prayer: Preventing angels met it half the way, And sent us back to praise, who came to pray.
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Heaven Praise Prayer Promise
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?
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Honor Judgement Man Member Mistake Order
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance.
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Performance Quick Slow
Pride – Lord of human kind.
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Human Kind Pride
Truth is never to be expected from authors whose understanding is warped with enthusiasm.
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Authors Enthusiasm Expectation Truth
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
Errors like straws upon the surface flow, Who would search for pearls to be grateful for often must dive below.
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Errors Flow Gratitude Surface
Satire among the Romans, but not among the Greeks, was a bitter invective poem.
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Bitter Poem Satire
If all the world be worth thy winning. / Think, oh think it worth enjoying: / Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee, / Take the good the gods provide thee.
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God Goodness Love Thinking World
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
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Himself Pearl Search
Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
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Freedom Subject Thrive
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
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see: the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
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Believe Faith Grace Reward See Strength
All flowers will droop in the absence of the sun that waked their sweets.
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Absence Flower Sun Sweet Wake Up

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