Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

Quote by John Denham

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Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.

Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language...

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language...

Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by...

Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by...

Search not to find things too deeply hid; Nor try to know things whose knowledge...

Search not to find things too deeply hid; Nor try to know things whose knowledge...

We are never like angels till our passion dies.

We are never like angels till our passion dies.