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John Dryden Quotes - Page 3

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Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.

Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.

Order, Grace, Peculiar

John Dryden (1990). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume XX: Prose 1691-1698 De Arte Graphica and Shorter Works”, p.132, Univ of California Press

Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes.

Dream, Sleep, Fancy

John Dryden (1868). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.362

When we view elevated ideas of Nature, the result of that view is admiration, which is always the cause of pleasure.

Ideas, Views, Causes

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.312

Trust on and think To-morrow will repay; To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says, we shall be blest With some new Joys, cuts off what we possest.

Lying, Cutting, Thinking

John Dryden (1808). “The works of John Dryden now first collected ...”, p.241

What precious drops are those, Which silently each other's track pursue, Bright as young diamonds in their faint dew?

Track, Tears, Dew

John Dryden (1904*). “John Dryden”

To die for faction is a common evil, But to be hanged for nonsense is the devil.

Evil, Common, Nonsense

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.334

Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people's wrongs his own.

Failure, People, Action

'Absalom and Achitophel' (1681) pt. 1, l. 723

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.

Scripture, Corruption, Clear

John Dryden, Paul Hammond, David Hopkins (2007). “Dryden: Selected Poems”, p.294, Pearson Education

Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.

Joy, Watches, Youth

John Dryden, Sir Walter Scott (1808). “Dramatic works”, p.228

From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began: When nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, 'Arise, ye more than dead!' Then cold, and hot, and moist, and dry, In order to their stations leap, And Music's power obey. From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began: From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.

Men, Order, Voice

'A Song for St Cecilia's Day' (1687) st. 1

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

Love, Life, Breakup

'Tyrannic Love' (1669) act 4, sc. 1

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

Birthday, Son, Men

Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.

Atheist, Vices, Triumph

John Dryden (1998). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume XVI: Plays: King Arthur, Cleomenes, Love Triumphant, and The Secular Masque and Other Contributions to The Pilgrim”, p.145, Univ of California Press

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

Death, Body, Spirit

Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.

Light, Giving, Suffering

John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton (1811). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations”, p.124

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dance, Ballet Class, Feet

John Dryden (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Dryden (Illustrated)”, p.1562, Delphi Classics

Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.

Death, Fear, Knows

'Aureng-Zebe' (1675) act 4, sc. 1

War is the trade of kings.

Kings, War, President

'King Arthur' (1691) act 2, sc. 2

If passion rules, how weak does reason prove!

Passion, Doe, Reason

John Dryden (1962). “The Works of John Dryden”

For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.

Children, Secret, Tools

'Sir Martin Mar-All' (1667) act 2, sc. 2

He who would search for pearls must dive below.

Errors, Pearls, Straws

'All for Love' (1678) prologue

Many things impossible to thought have been by need to full perfection brought.

Perfection, Needs, Impossible

John Dryden (1870). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.604

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

Freedom, Democracies Have, People

John Dryden (1870). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.113

Time and death shall depart and say in flying Love has found out a way to live, by dying.

Love, Flying, Dying

John Dryden (1998). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume XVI: Plays: King Arthur, Cleomenes, Love Triumphant, and The Secular Masque and Other Contributions to The Pilgrim”, p.104, Univ of California Press

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Running, Rivers, Sea

John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton (1811). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems, Tales and Translations”, p.44

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