"Before man's fall the rose was born,St. Ambrose……" — Robert Herrick
"Before man's fall the rose was born,St. Ambrose says, without the thorn;But for man's fault then was the thornWithout the fragrant rose-bud born; But ne'er the rose without the thorn."
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Robert Herrick
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78 Quotes by Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick has 78 quotes on this site.
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What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: the sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.
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But ne'er the rose without the thorn.
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Here a pretty Baby lies Sung asleep with Lullabies: Pray be silent, and not stirre The easie earth that covers…
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Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
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Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand; Cold as paddocks though they be, Here I lift…
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Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.
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Some asked me where the rubies grew, And nothing I did say; But with my finger pointed to The lips…
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Against diseases here the strongest fence is the defensive vertue, Abstinence.
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I do love I know not what; Sometimes this, and sometimes that.
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My soul I'll pour into thee.
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Outdid the meat, outdid the frolic wine.
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Who covets more is evermore a slave.
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Dr. Ambrose himself told Mark Nechtr...that the problem with young people, starting sometime in about the 1960s, is that they…
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The three cards were the Moon, the Empress, and the Ace of Cups. Ambrose leaned over my shoulder to peer…
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And you haven’t been betrayed yet, Nick. You don’t know what that’s like. What it does to you. The scars…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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That’s exactly what I’m talking about. That’s the evil that’s seducing you. The malevolent power that is crawling through your…
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Meaning, I need you to focus. If you want to save Madaug, you need to listen to me or the…
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Why is she convinced Ambrose is out to get her" Leif asked "Ambrose?" Yelena raised a slender eyebrow. She carried…
— Maria V. Snyder
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How about this?' Simmon asked me. "Which is worse, stealing a pie or killing Ambrose?" I gave it a moment's…
— Patrick Rothfuss
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Ambrose, your presence is the horseshit frosting on the horseshit cake that is the admissions interview process.
— Patrick Rothfuss
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Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those…
— Brian Jacques
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I love Dean Ambrose his me Boyfriend
— I LOVE DEAN AMBORSE
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