John Dryden Quotes
Bacchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain. Bachus's blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure, Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure- Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Citations
Dryden, John. Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Music. Jacob Tonson, 1697, p. 4.
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John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was appointed England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.