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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is read more
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is heaven and heaven is love.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.