John Henry Dryden Poems on Fire (10 Poems)
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Cymon And Iphigenia. From Boccace (John Henry Dryden Poems)
Old as I am, for lady’s love unfit,The power of beauty I remember yet,Which once inflamed my soul, and still inspires my wit.If love be folly, the severe divine;Has felt that folly, though he censures mine;Pollutes the pleasures of a … Continue reading
The Hind And The Panther, A Poem In Three Parts : Part I. (John Henry Dryden Poems)
A milk-white Hind, immortal and unchanged,Fed on the lawns, and in the forest ranged;Without unspotted, innocent within,She feared no danger, for she knew no sin.Yet had she oft been chased with horns and hounds,And Scythian shafts; and many winged woundsAimed … Continue reading
The Wife Of Bath Her Tale (John Henry Dryden Poems)
In days of old, when Arthur filled the throne,Whose acts and fame to foreign lands were blown,The king of elves, and little fairy queen,Gambolled on heaths, and danced on every green;And where the jolly troop had led the round,The grass … Continue reading
Eleonora : A Panegyrical (John Henry Dryden Poems)
Dedicated to the Memory of the Late Countess of Abingdon. As when some great and gracious monarch dies,Soft whispers first and mournful riseAmong the sad attendants; then the soundSoon gathers voice and spreads the news around,Through town and country, till … Continue reading
To the Lord Chancellor Hyde. Presented on New-Year’s Day, 1662 (John Henry Dryden Poems)
My Lord,While flattering crowds officiously appearTo give themselves, not you, an happy year,And by the greatness of their presents proveHow much they hope, but not how well they love,-The muses, who your early courtship boast,Though now your flames are with … Continue reading
Suum Cuique (John Henry Dryden Poems)
When lawless men their neighbours dispossess,The tenants they extirpate or oppress,And make rude havoc in the fruitful soil,Which the right owners ploughed with careful toil.The same proportion does in kingdoms hold;A new prince breaks the fences of the old,And will … Continue reading
Prologue Spoken at the Opening of The New House, March 26, 1674 (John Henry Dryden Poems)
A plain-built house, after so long a stay,Will send you half unsatisfied away;When, fallen from your expected pomp, you findA bare convenience only is designed.You, who each day can theatres behold,Like Nero’s palace, shining all with gold,Our mean ungilded stage … Continue reading
Calm was the even, and clear was the sky (John Henry Dryden Poems)
Calm was the even, and clear was the sky,And the new budding flowers did spring,When all alone went Amyntas and ITo hear the sweet nightingale sing;I sate, and he laid him down by me;But scarcely his breath he could draw;For … Continue reading
A Song. High State And Honours To Others Impart (John Henry Dryden Poems)
High state and honours to others impart,But give me your heart:That treasure, that treasure alone,I beg for my own. So gentle a love, so fervent a fire,My soul does inspire;That treasure, that treasure alone,I beg for my own.Your love let … Continue reading
O Souls, In Whom No Heavenly Fire (John Henry Dryden Poems)
O souls, in whom no heavenly fire is found,Fat minds, and ever grovelling on the ground!We bring our manners to the blest abodes,And think what pleases us must please the Gods. (John Henry Dryden)
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