“ That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. ”
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“ The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build Her humble nest, lies silent in the field. ”
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“ Tea does our fancy aid,Repress those vapours which the head invadeAnd keeps that palace of the soul serene. ”
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“ Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. ”
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“ The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build Her humble nest, lies silent in the field. ”
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“ Thrice happy is that humble pair, Beneath the level of all care! Over whose heads those arrows fly, Of sad distrust and jealousy. ”
- Edmund Waller- Copy
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“ Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. ”
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“ The chain that's fixed to the throne of Jove, On which the fabric of our world depends, One link dissolved, the whole creation ends. ”
- Edmund Waller- Copy
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“ The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! ”
- Edmund Waller- Copy
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“ The chain that's fixed to the throne of Jove, On which the fabric of our world depends, One link dissolved, the whole creation ends. ”
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“ Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek. ”
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“ Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”
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“ Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse. ”
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“ Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. ”
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“ And as pale sickness does invade, Your frailer part, the breaches made, In that fair lodging still more clear, Make the bright guest, your soul, appear. ”
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“ Thrice happy is that humble pair, Beneath the level of all care! Over whose heads those arrows fly, Of sad distrust and jealousy. ”
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“ Vexed sailors curse the rain For which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”
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“ In other things the knowing artist may, Judge better than the people; but a play, If you approve it not, has no excuse. ”
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“ The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! ”
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“ His love at once and dread instruct our thought; As man He suffer'd and as God He taught. ”
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“ The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! ”
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“ To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below! ”
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“ Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”
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“ Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”
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“ Go, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. ”
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