Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ( 10 of 73 )
A soul as white as Heaven.
A soul as white as Heaven.
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.
Let the world slide.
Let the world slide.
Go far--too far you cannot, still the farther
The more experience finds you: And go sparing;--
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Go far--too far you cannot, still the farther
The more experience finds you: And go sparing;--
One meal a week will serve you, and one suit,
Through all your travels; for you'll find it certain,
The poorer and the baser you appear,
The more you look through still.
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Nature too unkind;
That made no medicine for a troubled mind!
Nature too unkind;
That made no medicine for a troubled mind!
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Sing a song of sixpence.
Sing a song of sixpence.
Charity and treating begin at home.
Charity and treating begin at home.
