Thomas Fuller

Yet spirit immortal, the tomb cannot bind thee,
But like thine own eagle that soars to the sun
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Yet spirit immortal, the tomb cannot bind thee,
But like thine own eagle that soars to the sun
Thou springest from bondage and leavest behind thee
A name which before thee no mortal hath won.

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell.

Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell.

A good horse should be seldom spurred

A good horse should be seldom spurred

Tombs are the clothes of the dead; a grave is but a plain suit; a rich monument is an embroidered read more

Tombs are the clothes of the dead; a grave is but a plain suit; a rich monument is an embroidered one.