How can finite grasp infinity?
¶ (Attributed)
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John Dryden (1631-1700) English poet, dramatist, critic
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees --
As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
¶ Absalom and Achitophel, Part I (1681)
Beware the fury of a patient man.
¶ Absalom and Achitophel, Part I, l. 1005 (1681)
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls must dive below.
¶ All for Love, Prologue (1677)
Errors like straws upon the surface flow:
Who would search for pearls must dive below.
¶ All for Love, Prologue (1677)
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