Joseph Addison

Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence, of this
virtue.

Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence, of this
virtue.

And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for read more

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime read more

Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime desires,
And fits it to bespeak the Deity.