Mankind
John Dryden 1631 (Aldwincle) – 1631 (London)
Men are but children of a larger growth;
Our appetites are apt to change as theirs,
And full as craving too, and full as vain;
And yet the soul, shut up in her dark room,
Viewing so clear abroad, at home sees nothing;
But, like a mole in earth, busy and blind,
Works all her folly up, and casts it outward
To the world's open view.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 09, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 332 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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