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The person lives twice who lives the first life well
Robert Herrick
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Robert Herrick
Age: 83 †
Born: 1591
Born: August 24
Died: 1674
Died: October 12
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More quotes by Robert Herrick
That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.
Robert Herrick
What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: the sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.
Robert Herrick
O thou, the drink of gods and angels! Wine
Robert Herrick
A winning wave, (deserving note.) In the tempestuous petticote, A careless shoe-string, in whose tye I see a wilde civility,-- Doe more bewitch me than when art Is too precise in every part.
Robert Herrick
And as this round (ring) is nowhere found to flaw, or else to sever. So let our love as endless prove and pure as gold forever.
Robert Herrick
Against diseases here the strongest fence is the defensive vertue, Abstinence.
Robert Herrick
A sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonness A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction.
Robert Herrick
Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand Cold as paddocks though they be, Here I lift them up to Thee, for a benison to fall on our meat, and on us all. Amen.
Robert Herrick
Like will to like, each creature loves his kind.
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Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
Robert Herrick
In ways to greatness think on this, That slippery all ambition is
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You say to me-wards your affection's strong Pray love me little, so you love me long.
Robert Herrick
So when or you or I are made A fable, song, or fleeting shade All love, all liking, all delight Lies drowned with us in endless night. Then while time serves, and we are but decaying Come, my Corinna, come, let's go a Maying.
Robert Herrick
But here's the sunset of a tedious day, These two asleep are I'll but be undrest, And so to bed. Pray wish us all good rest.
Robert Herrick
Tears are the noble language of the eye.
Robert Herrick
Seldom comes Glory till a man be dead.
Robert Herrick
Each must in virtue strive for to excel That man lives twice that lives the first life well.
Robert Herrick
Give me a kiss, and to that kiss a score: Then to that twenty, add a hundred more.
Robert Herrick
In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part, Without the sweet concurrence of the heart.
Robert Herrick
No, not Jove Himselfe, at one time, can be wise and love.
Robert Herrick