"What though the sea be calm? trust to……" — Robert Herrick
"What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before."
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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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