John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Quotes about fake

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester was English poet, and peer of the realm. Explore interesting quotes on falseness.

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: 68 quotes2 likes

“Great Negative, how vainly would the Wise
Enquire, define, distinguish, teach, devise,
Didst thou not stand to point their dull Philosophies?Is, or is not, the Two great Ends of Fate,
And, true or false, the Subject of Debate,
That perfect, or destroy, the vast Designs of Fate.”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Upon Nothing, ll. 28–33.
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“Thou treacherous, base deserter of my flame,
False to my passion, fatal to my fame,
Through what mistaken magic dost thou prove
So true to lewdness, so untrue to love?”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

The Imperfect Enjoyment.
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“There's not a thing on earth that I can name,
So foolish, and so false, as common fame.”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Did e'er this Saucy World.
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“Lest, once more wandering from that heaven,
I fall on some base heart unblest,
Faithless to thee, false, unforgiven,
And lose my everlasting rest.”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Absent from thee, I languish still, ll. 13-16.
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“Then talk not of Inconstancy,
False Hearts, and broken Vows;
If I, by Miracle, can be
This live-long Minute true to thee,
‘Tis all that Heav’n allows.”

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Love and Life, ll. 11-15.
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