John Pomfret

John Pomfret (1667 – 1702) was an English poet and clergyman. Quotes Wine whets the wit, improves its native force… The Choice. We bear it calmly, though a ponderous woe,And still adore the hand that gives the blow. Verses to his Friend under Affliction. Compare: " Bless the hand that gave the blow", John Dryden, The Spanish Friar (1681), Act ii. Sc. 1. Heaven is not always angry when he strikes,But most chastises those whom most he likes. Verses to his Friend under Affliction. We live and learn, but not the wiser grow. Reason: A Poem, 1700. I'd have a clear and competent estate,That I might live genteelly, but not great. The Choice (1700), lines 1–2. External links Pomfret, John Category:Poets from England Category:Clergy Category:1667 births Category:1702 deaths