Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.

Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.

Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

My plenteous joys,
Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves
In drops of sorrow.

My plenteous joys,
Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves
In drops of sorrow.

Joy, in Nature's wide dominion,
Mightiest cause of all is found;
And 'tis joy that moves the read more

Joy, in Nature's wide dominion,
Mightiest cause of all is found;
And 'tis joy that moves the pinion
When the wheel of time goes round.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

One joy shatters a hundred griefs