English - Poet | March 3, 1606 - October 21, 1687
Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
Edmund Waller
SoulTeaPalaceHeadFancySerene
Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.
RainPoorVainWhichCursedSailors
The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.
HumbleSilentBuildNestHerLies
Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
MuseHighConquerorEveryInfuse
Others may use the ocean as their road; Only the English make it their abode.
OceanRoadOthersMayEnglishOnly
Give us enough but with a sparing hand.
EnoughHandUsGiveSparing
How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
TimeSweetSmallFairShareHow
Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
LosePraiseHalfGotPoetsKnown
And as pale sickness does invade, Your frailer part, the breaches made, In that fair lodging still more clear, Make the bright guest, your soul, appear.
SoulSicknessBrightMoreFairMade
To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!
LoveHopeLove IsBelieveHeaven
Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above.
LoveAngelsAboveAgreeShould
Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.
StandViewNewLeavingOldOnce
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