The Poetical Works of John Dryden, 3. köideHenry G. Bohn, 1853 - 524 pages |
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... happy never must be free ; Envy , that does with misery reside , The joy and the revenge of ruin❜d pride . Think it not hard , if at so cheap a rate You can secure the constancy of fate , Whose kindness sent what does their malice seem ...
... happy never must be free ; Envy , that does with misery reside , The joy and the revenge of ruin❜d pride . Think it not hard , if at so cheap a rate You can secure the constancy of fate , Whose kindness sent what does their malice seem ...
Page 321
... happy may it prove To her , and him who best deserves her love . Depart from hence in peace , and , free as air , Search the wide world , and where you please repair ; But on the day when this returning sun To the same point through ...
... happy may it prove To her , and him who best deserves her love . Depart from hence in peace , and , free as air , Search the wide world , and where you please repair ; But on the day when this returning sun To the same point through ...
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... happy life to close , And leave no more for fortune to dispose : So should we make our death a glad relief From future shame , from sickness , and from grief : Enjoying while we live the present hour , And dying in our excellence and ...
... happy life to close , And leave no more for fortune to dispose : So should we make our death a glad relief From future shame , from sickness , and from grief : Enjoying while we live the present hour , And dying in our excellence and ...
Contents
Upon the Death of Lord Hastings | 1 |
To Charles the Second | 16 |
Satire on the Dutch | 23 |
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