John Ogilby Quotes
1600–1676 Scotland
John Ogilby (17 November 1600 – 4 September 1676) was a Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer.
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109 quotes
I feel the Sparks of my old Flame revive.
Dear father, get upon my shoulders straight,
Nor shall your burden be to me a weight.
Vanquisht men's safety is to hope for none.
What dares not impious man for cursed Gold!
Thus every one pursue their own delights.
But who art thou? That voice, and beauteous face,
Not mortal is; thou art of heavenly race.
Britany, from all the world disjoined.
He is too blest that his own Happiness knows,
And Mortals to themselves are greatest Foes.
Now fields are green, and trees bear silver buds.
Singing let's go, the way shall better please.
A horrid Monster, huge, deform'd, and blind.
Having drown'd her sparkling Eyes in tears.
Taught by my Woes, to succour the distrest.
The Gods most pleasure in od numbers take.
Ambush'd in grass, a deadly Serpent lyes.
If I may great things compare with Small.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Ogilby (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.