Quotes of Edmund Waller - somelinesforyou

“ Stronger by weakness, wiser men become. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build Her humble nest, lies silent in the field. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Tea does our fancy aid,Repress those vapours which the head invadeAnd keeps that palace of the soul serene. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build Her humble nest, lies silent in the field. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Thrice happy is that humble pair, Beneath the level of all care! Over whose heads those arrows fly, Of sad distrust and jealousy. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ The chain that's fixed to the throne of Jove, On which the fabric of our world depends, One link dissolved, the whole creation ends. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! ”

- Edmund Waller

“ The chain that's fixed to the throne of Jove, On which the fabric of our world depends, One link dissolved, the whole creation ends. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ And as pale sickness does invade, Your frailer part, the breaches made, In that fair lodging still more clear, Make the bright guest, your soul, appear. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Thrice happy is that humble pair, Beneath the level of all care! Over whose heads those arrows fly, Of sad distrust and jealousy. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Vexed sailors curse the rain For which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Stronger by weakness, wiser men become. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ In other things the knowing artist may, Judge better than the people; but a play, If you approve it not, has no excuse. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! ”

- Edmund Waller

“ His love at once and dread instruct our thought; As man He suffer'd and as God He taught. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! ”

- Edmund Waller

“ To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below! ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. ”

- Edmund Waller

“ Go, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. ”

- Edmund Waller
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