John Dryden Quotes

And heaven had wanted one immortal song.But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand,And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.

John Dryden

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• And heaven had wanted one immortal song.But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand,And Fortune's ice prefers to Virtue's land.

  

  John Dryden
  • Song
  • Heaven
  • Ambition