Quotes: John Dryden

John Dryden. (1631–1700)

I am resolved to grow fat, and look young till forty.
The Maiden Queen. Act iii. Sc. 1.


And torture one poor word ten thousand ways.
Britannia Rediviva. Line 208.



Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Alexander’s Feast. Line 160.



Men are but children of a larger growth.
All for Love. Act iv. Sc. 1.



All delays are dangerous in war.
Tyrannic Love. Act i. Sc. 1.

There is a pleasure sure
In being mad which none but madmen know.
The Spanish Friar. Act ii. Sc. 1.