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John Pomfret Quotes

1667–1702 England

John Pomfret (1667 – 1702) was an English poet and clergyman.

England
Poets

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We bear it calmly, though a ponderous woe,
And still adore the hand that gives the blow.

Heaven is not always angry when he strikes,
But most chastises those whom most he likes.

What's all the noisy jargon of the schools?

Reason (1700)

We live and learn, but not the wiser grow.

Wine whets the wit, improves its native force…

I'd have a clear and competent estate,
That I might live genteelly, but not great.

The Choice (1700)

Attribution

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