“For Hell and the foul fiend that rulesGod's everlasting fiery jails(Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools),With his grim, grisly dog that keeps the door,Are senseless stories, idle tales,Dreams, whimseys, and no more.”
John Wilmot“Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children now I have six children and no theories.”
John Wilmot“Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.”
John Wilmot“All men would be cowards if they durst.”
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester“How blest was the created stateOf man and woman, ere they fell,Compared to our unhappy fate:We need not fear another hell.”
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems“A kind of losing loadum is their game,Where the worst writer has the greatest fame.”
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems“God bless our good and gracious King,Whose promise none relies on;Who never said a foolish thing,Nor ever did a wise one.”
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems“For Hell and the foul fiend that rulesGod's everlasting fiery jails(Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools),With his grim, grisly dog that keeps the door,Are senseless stories, idle tales,Dreams, whimseys, and no more.”
John Wilmot, The Complete Poems