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Time glides with undiscover'd haste; The future but a length behind the past.

Time glides with undiscover'd haste; The future but a length behind the past.

John Dryden
Past, Haste, Length
John Dryden (2002). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume VII: Poems, 1697-1700”, p.258, Univ of California Press

Be fair, or foul, or rain, or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.

John Dryden
Rain, Fate, Past
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.349

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.

John Dryden
Running, Past, Thinking
'Aureng-Zebe' (1675) act 4, sc. 1

An hour will come, with pleasure to relate Your sorrows past, as benefits of Fate.

John Dryden
Fate, Past, Sorrow
John Dryden (1830). “Virgil: the Eclogues”, p.248

Few know the use of life before 'tis past.

John Dryden
Past, Use, Knows
John Dryden, Sir Walter Scott (1808). “The Works of John Dryden,: The life of John Dryden”, p.228

Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.

John Dryden
Past, Hours, Pow
John Dryden (1767). “THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN, Esq; Containing All His ORIGINAL POEMS, TALES, AND TRANSLATIONS, IN FOUR VOLUMES.: VOLUME THE SECOND”, p.364

If you have lived, take thankfully the past. Make, as you can, the sweet remembrance last.

John Dryden
Gratitude, Sweet, Past
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.251

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.

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

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.

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

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