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Matthew Prior Quotes (1664-1721)
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Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 – September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat.
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“Abra was ready ere I called her name;
And though I called another, Abra came.”
And though I called another, Abra came.”
“He ranged his tropes, and preached up patience;
Backed his opinion with quotations.”
Backed his opinion with quotations.”
“Now fitted the halter, now traversed the cart,
And often took leave, but was loth to depart.”
And often took leave, but was loth to depart.”
“Who breathes must suffer, and who thinks must mourn;
And he alone is bless'd who ne'er was born.”
And he alone is bless'd who ne'er was born.”
“Venus, take my votive glass;
Since I am not what I was,
What from this day I shall be,
Venus, let me never see.”
Since I am not what I was,
What from this day I shall be,
Venus, let me never see.”
“To John I owed great obligation;
But John, unhappily, thought fit
To publish it to all the nation:
Sure John and I are more than quit.”
But John, unhappily, thought fit
To publish it to all the nation:
Sure John and I are more than quit.”
“Be to her virtues very kind;
Be to her faults a little blind;
Let all her ways be unconfined;
And clap your padlock — on her mind!”
Be to her faults a little blind;
Let all her ways be unconfined;
And clap your padlock — on her mind!”
“Nobles and heralds, by your leave,
Here lies what once was Matthew Prior;
The son of Adam and of Eve:
Can Bourbon or Nassau claim higher?”
Here lies what once was Matthew Prior;
The son of Adam and of Eve:
Can Bourbon or Nassau claim higher?”
“Soft peace she brings; wherever she arrives
She builds our quiet as she forms our lives;
Lays the rough paths of peevish Nature even,
And opens in each heart a little heaven.”
She builds our quiet as she forms our lives;
Lays the rough paths of peevish Nature even,
And opens in each heart a little heaven.”
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Matthew Prior on Argument 3 quotes
“One single positive weighs more, You know, than negatives a score.”
Matthew Prior on Life 3 quotes
“Amid two seas, on one small point of land, Wearied, uncertain, and amazed we stand.”
Matthew Prior on Hope 2 quotes
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“'Tis not how well an author says, But 'tis how much, that gathers praise.”
Matthew Prior on Mail 2 quotes
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“For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine.”
Matthew Prior on Character 2 quotes
“So much his courage and his mercy strive, He wounds to cure, and conquers to forgive.”
Matthew Prior on Work 2 quotes
“The man who by his labour gets His bread, in independent state, Who never begs, and seldom eats, Himself can fix or change his fate.”
Matthew Prior on Medicine 2 quotes
“But, when the wit began to wheeze, And wine had warm'd the politician, Cur'd yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician.”
Matthew Prior on Confession
“He's half absolved, who has confessed.”
Matthew Prior on Neglect
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Matthew Prior on Ignorance
Matthew Prior on Talk
Matthew Prior on Dance
“He, perfect dancer, climbs the rope, And balances your fear and hope.”
Matthew Prior on Cooking
“I never strove to rule the roast, She ne'er refus'd to pledge my toast.”
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Matthew Prior on Women 3 quotes
“The gray mare will prove the better horse.”
About Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 – September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat.