John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Edmund Waller. (1606–1687) (continued) |
| 2439 |
| A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that ’s good, and all that ’s fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round. |
| On a Girdle. |
| 2440 |
| For all we know Of what the blessed do above Is, that they sing, and that they love. |
| While I listen to thy Voice. |
| 2441 |
| Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek. |
| Of English Verse. |
| 2442 |
| Under the tropic is our language spoke, And part of Flanders hath receiv’d our yoke. |
| Upon the Death of the Lord Protector. |
| 2443 |
| 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. |
| Go, Lovely Rose. |
| 2444 |
| How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair! |
| Go, Lovely Rose. |
| 2445 |
| Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse. |
| Panegyric on Cromwell. |