May you live happy, you whose Woes are done.
Stern Fates, to Fates more cruel, us constrain.
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
Ascanius ... followed with no equal pace.
I'le delight in Vales, near pleasant Floods,
And unrenown'd, haunt Rivers, Hills and Woods.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
Fierce toil through all things breaks.
Happy is he that hidden causes knows.
Such strength hath Custome in each tender Soul.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
Rich Cloaths, nor Cost, nor Education can
Change Nature, nor transform and Ape into a Man.
The Fables of Aesop (1668)
Arcadians both, in youth both flourishing,
Both match'd to sing, to answer both prepar'd.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
This, think'st thou Dust intomb'd, or Ghosts regard?
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
Go, raise great Troy by prowess to the Skies.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
Sweet Youth, in Colour no such trust repose.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
This cruel Prince that made his Will a Law.
The Fables of Aesop (1668)
True Valour best is without Witness shown.
The Fables of Aesop (1668)
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
Dear Friends, for we have many Dangers past,
And greater, God these too will end at last.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
Mean time the Queen wounded with deep desire,
Bleeds inward, and consumes in hidden Fire.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
His active Soul a thousand waies divides,
And swift through all imaginations glides.
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)
People that under Tyrant Scepters live,
Should each to other kind Assistance give.
The Fables of Aesop (1668)
Lost Reputation hard is to be found.
The Fables of Aesop (1668)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Ogilby (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.