For present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good. — John Dryden
For present joys are more to flesh and blood Than a dull prospect of a distant good.
The Hind and the Panther: A Poem, in Three Parts · 1687
★ 3.6Provenance
Current citation
Dryden, John. "The Hind and the Panther." Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 3, I. 363.
Original citation
Dryden, John. The Hind and the Panther: A Poem, in Three Parts. London: Jacob Tonson, 1687, pt. 3, I. 363.