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

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

John Dryden
Nature, Eye, Science
John Dryden, Paul Hammond, David Hopkins (1995). “The Poems of John Dryden: 1693-1696”, p.302, Pearson Education

For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

John Dryden
Art, Nature, Missing
John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton (1811). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems, Tales, and Translations”, p.194

Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd; The next, in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go; To make a third, she join'd the former two.

John Dryden
Nature, Two, Age
John Dryden, John Mitford (1847). “The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose”, p.139

We by art unteach what Nature taught.

John Dryden
Art, Nature, Taught
John Dryden, John Loftis, Vinton A. Dearing (1967). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume IX: Plays: The Indian Emperour, Secret Love, Sir Martin Mar-all”, p.30, Univ of California Press

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.

John Dryden
Art, Nature, Tails
'Annus Mirabilis' (1667) st. 155

Chaucer followed Nature everywhere, but was never so bold to go beyond her.

John Dryden
Nature, Chaucer
John Dryden (1868). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden: With Life and Critical Dissertation”, p.194

Nature meant me A wife, a silly, harmless, household dove, Fond without art, and kind without deceit.

John Dryden
Art, Nature, Silly
"All for Love".

To die is landing on some distant shore.

John Dryden
Life, Death, Nature

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