Andrew Macphail, comp. The Book of Sorrow. 1916.
DirgeJohn Ford (1586c. 1640)
From “The Broken Heart,” Act V. Scene 3
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Can but please
The outward senses, when the mind
Is or untroubled, or by peace refined.
Beauties shine, but fade away.
Lie down in a bed of dust.
Time alone doth change and last.
Rest for Care;
Love only reigns in death; though art
Can find no comfort for a Broken Heart.