More Edmund Waller quote about:
“The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.” -- Edmund Waller
#Lying #Humble #Larks
“Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade And keeps that palace of the soul serene.” -- Edmund Waller
#Soul #Tea #Doe
“Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.” -- Edmund Waller
#Muse #Rapture #Conqueror
“Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.” -- Edmund Waller
#Rain #Shepherds #Sailor
“Under the tropic is our language spoke, And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke.” -- Edmund Waller
#Yoke #Language #Spokes
“And keeps the palace of the soul.” -- Edmund Waller
#Soul #Palaces
“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
#Humble #Arrows #Levels
“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.” -- Edmund Waller
#Giving #Sun #Compass
“The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!” -- Edmund Waller
#Passion #Wind #Sea
