John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| John Dryden. (1631–1700) (continued) |
| 2948 |
| And torture one poor word ten thousand ways. |
| Britannia Rediviva. Line 208. |
| 2949 |
| Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace. |
| Epistle to Congreve. Line 19. |
| 2950 |
| Be kind to my remains; and oh defend, Against your judgment, your departed friend! |
| Epistle to Congreve. Line 72. |
| 2951 |
| Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend; God never made his work for man to mend. |
| Epistle to John Dryden of Chesterton. Line 92. |
| 2952 |
| Wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. |
| To the Memory of Mr. Oldham. Line 15. |
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| So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there. |
| Eleonora, Line 315. |
| 2954 |
| Since heaven’s eternal year is thine. |
| Elegy on Mrs. Killegrew. Line 15. |
| 2955 |
| O gracious God! how far have we Profan’d thy heavenly gift of poesy! |
| Elegy on Mrs. Killegrew. Line 56. |
| 2956 |
| Her wit was more than man, her innocence a child. 1 |
| Elegy on Mrs. Killegrew. Line 70. |
| 2957 |
| He was exhal’d; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew. 2 |
| On the Death of a very young Gentleman. |
| 2958 |
| 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. |
| Note 1. Of manners gentle, of affections mild, In wit a man, simplicity a child. Alexander Pope: Epitaph on Gay. [back] |
| Note 2. Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew, She sparkl’d, was exhal’d, and went to heaven. Edward Young: Night Thoughts, night v. line 600. [back] |