05c. 1666 ADNor can his blessed soul look down from heaven, Or break the eternal sabbath of his rest.John Dryden / quote ↗
07c. 1666 ADI have a soul that like an ample shield Can take in all, and verge enough for more.John Dryden / quote ↗
13c. 1666 ADIt is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because in herself she is nothing, but is ruled by prudence.John Dryden / quote ↗
14c. 1666 ADThe secret pleasure of a generous act is the great mind's great bribe.John Dryden / quote ↗
16c. 1666 ADLet grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.John Dryden / quote ↗
21c. 1666 ADA fiery soul, which, working out its way / Fretted the pigmy body to decay.John Dryden / quote ↗
22c. 1666 ADAll faiths are to their own believers just / For none believe because they will, but must.John Dryden / quote ↗
24c. 1666 ADBut far more numerous was the herd of such / Who think too little and who talk too much.John Dryden / quote ↗
