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To love is to believe, to hope, to know 'Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!
Edmund Waller
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Edmund Waller
Age: 81 †
Born: 1606
Born: March 3
Died: 1687
Died: October 21
Poet
Politician
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Coleshill
Buckinghamshire
Gentleman that loves the peace
True son of the Church of England and a lover of his countries liberty
Edmund Waller
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The fear of Hell, or aiming to be blest, Savors too much of private interest. This moved not Moses, nor the zealous Paul, Who for their friends abandoned soul and all.
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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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The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made.
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To man, that was in th' evening made, Stars gave the first delight Admiring, in the gloomy shade, Those little drops of light.
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The rising sun complies with our weak sight, First gilds the clouds, then shows his globe of light At such a distance from our eyes, as though He knew what harm his hasty beams would do.
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Poets that lasting marble seek, Must come in Latin or in Greek.
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Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
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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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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
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Since thou wouldst needs, bewitched with some ill charms, Be buried in those monumental arms: As we can wish, is, may that earth lie light Upon thy tender limbs, and so good night.
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Poets may boast (as safely-vain) Their work shall with the world remain: Both bound together, live, or die, The verses and the prophecy. But who can hope his lines shou'd long Last, in a daily changing tongue? While they are new, envy prevails, And as that dies, our language fails.
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Others may use the ocean as their road Only the English make it their abode.
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Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.
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Virtue's a stronger guard than brass.
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Under the tropic is our language spoke, And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke.
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Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired: Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired.
Edmund Waller
Music so softens and disarms the mind That not an arrow does resistance find.
Edmund Waller
Soft words, with nothing in them, make a song.
Edmund Waller
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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In other things the knowing artist may Judge better than the people but a play, (Made for delight, and for no other use) If you approve it not, has no excuse.
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