id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 11488 Dryden, John The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes .txt text/plain 94918 7206 87 Heaven's gifts, which do like falling stars appear Like those that vainly hoped kind Heaven would wink, 49 The prince long time had courted fortune's love, Who on high chairs the god-like fathers saw. While he, like Heaven, does each day's labour bless. And let not foreign foes oppress thy land. To god-like David several sons before. Desire of greatness is a god-like sin. Till time shall ever-wanting David draw, His long chin proved his wit; his saint-like grace The god-like David spoke; with awful fear, Why am I forced, like Heaven, against my mind; 1000 There Heaven itself and god-like kings, in vain 'Cause like the rest he could not live at home; 'Tis time to take the monarch's power in hand; To think thy wit these God-like notions bred! God's and king's rebels have the same good cause, [Footnote 130: 'A plain good man:' a character of King James II.] ./cache/11488.txt ./txt/11488.txt