John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2924 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2924 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pygmy-body to decay, And o’er-inform’d the tenement of clay. 1 A daring pilot in extremity; Pleas’d with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 156. |
| Note 1. See Fuller, Quotation 2. [back] |