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He Rais'd A Mortal To The Skies, She Drew An Angel Down.
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He rais'd a mortal to the skies,
She drew an angel down.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- Alexander's Feast, Line 169
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And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy.
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Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
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For pity melts the mind to love. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Alexander's Feast, Line 96
Sigh'd and look'd, and sigh'd again. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Alexander's Feast, Line 120
Bacchus, ever fair and ever young. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Alexander's Feast, Line 54
None but the brave deserves the fair. -- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Alexander's Feast, Line 15
Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er agai
And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain....
With ravish'd ears The monarch hears; Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres.
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And all to leave what with his toil he won To that unfeather'd two-legged thing, a son.
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