John Dryden

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John Dryden (; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S. 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.

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Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

—John Dryden

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But love's a malady without a cure.

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Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

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Words are but pictures of our thoughts.

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The conscience of a people is their power.

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Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.

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Love is love's reward.

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None are so busy as the fool and knave.

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Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

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Set all things in their own peculiar place, and know that order is the greatest grace.