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John Dryden Quotes - Page 14

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The end of satire is the amendment of vices by correction; and he who writes honestly is no more an enemy to the offender than the physician to the patient when he prescribes harsh remedies.

The end of satire is the amendment of vices by correction; and he who writes honestly is no more an enemy to the offender than the physician to the patient when he prescribes harsh remedies.

Writing, Enemy, Vices

John Dryden (1850). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.123

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.

Tails, Stubborn, Lions

John Dryden, Paul Hammond, David Hopkins (2007). “Dryden: Selected Poems”, p.22, Pearson Education

You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.

Sight, Water, Crooked

John Dryden (1985). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume XIII: Plays: All for Love, Oedipus, Troilus and Cressida”, p.42, Univ of California Press

The World to Bacon does not only owe it's present knowledge, but its future too.

Atheism, Doe, World

John Dryden, John Mitford (1847). “The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose”, p.118

By viewing nature, nature's handmaid art, Makes mighty things from small beginnings grow: Thus fishes first to shipping did impart, Their tail the rudder, and their head the prow.

Art, Nature, Tails

'Annus Mirabilis' (1667) st. 155

To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These are imperial arts.

Art, Proud, Slave

John Dryden, C. B., Esquire Charles BATHURST (1852). “Selections from the poetry of Dryden, including his plays and translations. [The editor's preface signed: C. B., i.e. Charles Bathurst.]”, p.312

As when the dove returning bore the mark Of earth restored to the long labouring ark; The relics of mankind, secure at rest, Oped every window to receive the guest, And the fair bearer of the message bless'd.

Long, Ark, Earth

John Dryden, Ludwig GANTTER (1854). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden, with Biographical and Critical Notices, Edited by Ludwig Gantter”, p.328

Inspire the Vocal Brass, Inspire; The World is past its Infant Age: Arms and Honour, Arms and Honour, Set the Martial Mind on Fire, And kindle Manly Rage.

War, Past, Fire

John Dryden, John Mitford (1847). “The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose”, p.146

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy, Soul, Jaundice

John Dryden, Samuel Johnson (1822). “The Poems of John Dryden”

Ye moon and stars, bear witness to the truth.

Stars, Moon, Bears

John Dryden, C. B., Esquire Charles BATHURST (1852). “Selections from the poetry of Dryden, including his plays and translations. [The editor's preface signed: C. B., i.e. Charles Bathurst.]”, p.324

Whistling to keep myself from being afraid.

Courage, Whistling, Being Afraid

John Dryden (1762). “The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq. in Six Volumes: Volume the sixth. Containing Don Sebastian, King of Portugal. Amphitrion: or, The two sosia's. Cleomenes, The Spartan heroe. King Arthur: or, The British worthy. Love triumphant: or, Nature will prevail”, p.193

Uncertain whose the narrowest span,--the clown unread, or half-read gentleman.

Reading, Gentleman, Half

The province of the soul is large enough to fill up every cranny of your time, and leave you much to answer for if one wretch be damned by your neglect.

Soul, Answers, Enough

John Dryden (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Dryden (Illustrated)”, p.3608, Delphi Classics

The commendation of adversaries is the greatest triumph of a writer, because it never comes unless extorted.

Triumph, Praise, Commendation

John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton (1811). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations”, p.204

Heroic poetry has ever been esteemed the greatest work of human nature.

Poetry, Heroic, Human Nature

Genius must be born, it can't be taught.

Genius, Taught, Born

The elephant is never won by anger; nor must that man who would reclaim a lion take him by the teeth.

Anger, Men, Elephants

Take the good the gods provide thee.

Thee, God Provides, Goods

John Dryden, “Alexander's Feast; Or, The Power Of Music”

I feel my sinews slackened with the fright, and a cold sweat trills down all over my limbs, as if I were dissolving into water.

Fear, Sweat, Water

He who proposes to be an author should first be a student.

Firsts, Students, Authorship

He wants worth who dares not praise a foe.

Want, Praise, Dare

John Dryden (1701). “The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas....: Now First Collected Together, and Corrected from the Roginals”, p.392

Calms appear, when Storms are past; Love will have his Hour at last: Nature is my kindly Care; Mars destroys, and I repair; Take me, take me, while you may, Venus comes not ev'ry Day.

Love, Past, Storm

John Dryden (1784). “The poetical works of John Dryden”, p.233

But dying is a pleasure / When living is a pain.

Pain, Dying, Pleasure

John Dryden (1808). “The works of John Dryden: now first collected in eighteen volumes. Illustrated with notes, historical, critical, and explanatory, and a life of the author”, p.465

Good sense and good nature are never separated; and good nature is the product of right reason.

Reason, Good Nature, Good Sense

That gloomy outside, like a rusty chest, contains the shoring treasure of a soul resolved and brave.

Brave, Soul, Treasure

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