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

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Dryden, John. The Hind and the Panther: A Poem, in Three Parts. London: Jacob Tonson, 1687, pt. 3, I. 363.

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Dryden, John. "The Hind and the Panther." Selected Poems. Penguin Classics, 2002, pt. 3, I. 363.

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