| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Denham |
| | | Poesy is of so subtle a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. | 1 |
| Search not to find what lies too deeply hid; / Nor to know things whose knowledge is forbid. | 2 |
| The reputation of virtuous actions past, if not kept up with an access and fresh supply of new ones, is lost and soon forgotten. | 3 |
| Though gentle, yet not dull, / Strong without rage, without o’erflowing, full. | 4 |
| We are ne’er like angels till our passion dies. | 5 |
| What is new finds better acceptance than what is good or great. | 6 | | |
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