"Thou water turn'st to wine, fair friend of……" — Richard Crashaw
"Thou water turn'st to wine, fair friend of life; Thy foe, to cross the sweet arts of Thy reign, Distils from thence the tears of wrath and strife, And so turns wine to water back again."
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Richard Crashaw
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11 Quotes by Richard Crashaw
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All thy old woes shall now smile on thee, and thy pains sit bright on thee. All thy sorrows here…
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A pillow for thee will I bring,Stuffed with down of angel's wing.
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Two went to pray? Better to say one went to brag, the other to pray.
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Nights, sweet as they, Made short by lovers play, Yet long by the absence of the day.
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Love touched her heart, and lo! It beats high, and burns with such brave hearts.
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And when life's sweet fable ends, soul and body part like friends; no quarrels, murmurs, no delay; a kiss, a…
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Eyes are vocal, tears have tongues, and there are words not made with lungs.
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Hark! She is called, the parting hour is come. Take thy farewell, poor world! Heaven must go home. . .…
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Heaven's great artillery.
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Love, thou art absolute sole Lord Of life and death
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