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John Denham Quotes
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Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.
John Denham
Wisdom
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Books
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Ends
Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.
John Denham
Genius
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Less
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Nor
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.
John Denham
Poetry
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Another
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Spirit
Search not to find things too deeply hid; Nor try to know things whose knowledge is forbid.
John Denham
Knowledge
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Find
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Try
We are never like angels till our passion dies.
John Denham
Passion
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Angels
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Dies
Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by our beginnings know.
John Denham
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May
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Nationality:
British
Type:
Politician
Born: 1615
Died: 1668
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