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John Dryden on Saint Patrick's Day

1631–1700 England

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In friendship false, implacable in hate,
Resolved to ruin, or to rule the state.

Absalom and Achitophel (1681)

Fortune, that with malicious joy
Does man her slave oppress,
Proud of her office to destroy,
Is seldom pleas'd to bless.

Imitation of Horace (1685)

For friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.

The Hind and the Panther (1687)

Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me.
I have a soul that, like an ample shield,
Can take in all, and verge enough for more.

Ill fortune seldom comes alone.

Cymon and Iphigenia (1700)

And heaven had wanted one immortal song.
But wild ambition loves to slide, not stand,
And fortune's ice prefers to virtue's land.

Absalom and Achitophel (1681)

Be kind to my remains; and O defend,
Against your judgment, your departed friend.

Why does Antony dream out his hours,
And tempts not fortune for a noble day?

Disputed Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson (1880)

Such sullen planets at my birth did shine,
They threaten every fortune mixt with mine.

Disputed Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson (1880)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Dryden (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.