Facts about Matthew Prior

Occup.Poet
FromEngland
BornJuly 21, 1664
DiedSeptember 18, 1721
Aged57 years

Summary

Matthew Prior was a famous Poet from England, who lived between July 21, 1664 and September 18, 1721. He/she became 57 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 13 quotes who is written / told by Matthew.

13 Famous quotes by Matthew Prior

Small: Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake
"Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake"
Small: Hope is but the dream of those who wake
"Hope is but the dream of those who wake"
Small: And tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say
"And 'tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say"
Small: They never taste who always drink: They always talk, who never think
"They never taste who always drink: They always talk, who never think"
Small: They talk most who have the least to say
"They talk most who have the least to say"
Small: For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine
"For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine"
Small: Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way
"Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way"
Small: Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger w
"Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey"
Small: Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician
"Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician"
Small: It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it
"It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it"
Small: For hope is but a dream for those that wake
"For hope is but a dream for those that wake"
Small: Be to their virtue very kind be to their faults a little blind
"Be to their virtue very kind; be to their faults a little blind"
Small: The ends must justify the means
"The ends must justify the means"