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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2924 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2924
AUTHOR:John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION:A fiery soul, which, working out its way,
Fretted the pygmy-body to decay,
And o’er-inform’d the tenement of clay. 1
A daring pilot in extremity;
Pleas’d with the danger, when the waves went high
He sought the storms.
ATTRIBUTION:Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 156.
 
Note 1.
See Fuller, Quotation 2. [back]