He was exhal'd; his great Creator drew
His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- On the Death of a very young Gentleman
His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- On the Death of a very young Gentleman
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- He is a self-made man and worships his creator
" John... - He rais'd a mortal to the skies,
She drew an angel down.
John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Alexander's Feast, Line... - Cold on Canadian hills or Minden's plain,
Perhaps that parent mourned her soldier slain;
Bent o'er her babe, her eye dissolved in dew, The big... - He has, I know not what, of greatness in his looks,
and of high fate, that almost awes me. -- John... - What precious drops are those
Which silently each other's track pursue,
Bright as young diamonds in their infant dew? -- John... - John the Baptist after poisoning a thief,
Looks up at his hero,
the Commander-in-Chief, Saying tell me great leader... - Like all self-made men he worships his
creator... - Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain;
Fought all his battles o'er again;
And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew...
From the same category:
- Problems are the price of
progress... - WHO WILLS CAN-WHO TRIES DOES-WHO LOVES
LIVES... - You feel strong enough to be
gentle... - Let us never negotiate out of fear,
but let us never fear to negotiate.
John F.... - The earth hath skin, and the skin hath diseases.
One of these.
is called man. --...
