You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.

You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

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.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.

A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.

What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.