Lord, 'tis Thy plenty-dropping hand That soils my land; And giv'st me, for my bushel sown, Twice ten for one; Thou mak'st my teeming hen to lay Her egg each day; Besides my healthful ewes to bear Me twins each year; The while the conduits of my kine Run cream, for wine. All these, and better, Thou dost send Me, to this end, That I should render, for my part, A thankful heart...
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A winning wave, (deserving note.)
In the tempestuous petticote,
A careless shoe-string, in who... ROBERT HERRICK A sweet disorder in the dresse
Kindles in cloathes a wantonnesse. ROBERT HERRICK Praise they that will times past, I joy to see
My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee. ROBERT HERRICK No day is wholly unproductive of good. ROBERT HERRICK Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged. ROBERT HERRICK Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom. ROBERT HERRICK If little labour. little are our gaines:
Man's fortunes are according to his paines. ROBERT HERRICK Hell is paved with good samaritans. ROBERT HERRICK Hell is no other but a soundlesse pit,
Where no one beame of comfort peeps in it. ROBERT HERRICK The person lives twice who lives the first life well. ROBERT HERRICK What is a kisse? Why this, as some approve:
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Hanging down his head t'wards me,
Guesse I may, what I must be:
... ROBERT HERRICK Fair daffadils, we weep to see
You haste away so soone;
As yet the early-rising sun
Has ... ROBERT HERRICK Let's live with that small pittance which we have;
Who covets more is evermore a slave. ROBERT HERRICK To get thine ends, lay bashfulnesse aside;
Who fears to aske, doth teach to be deny'd. ROBERT HERRICK For pitty, Sir, find out that Bee
Which bore my Love away
I'le seek him in your Bonnet brave,
... ROBERT HERRICK Attempt the end and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out. ROBERT HERRICK It is the end that crowns us, not the fight. ROBERT HERRICK He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke ROBERT HERRICK Against diseases here the strongest fence,
Is the defensive vertue, abstinence. ROBERT HERRICK Give me a kisse, and to that kisse a score;
Then to that twenty, adde a hundred more;
A thousa... ROBERT HERRICK Maybe this world is another planet's hell. ROBERT HERRICK Her pretty feet
Like snails did creep
A little out, and then,
As if they played at bo-pe... ROBERT HERRICK Give me a kiss, and to that kiss a score; Then to that twenty, add a hundred more: A thousand to tha... ROBERT HERRICK What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: The sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love. ROBERT HERRICK Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee. ROBERT HERRICK Welcome, maids of honor,
You doe bring
In the spring,
And wait upon her. ROBERT HERRICK Hast thou attempted greatnesse?
Then go on;
Back-turning slackens resolution. ROBERT HERRICK Who after his transgression doth repent,
Is halfe, or altogether, innocent. ROBERT HERRICK Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end. ROBERT HERRICK What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore,
Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd ... ROBERT HERRICK None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware ROBERT HERRICK I saw a flie within a beade
Of amber cleanly buried. ROBERT HERRICK Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end. ROBERT HERRICK GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying : And this same flower that smil... ROBERT HERRICK Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smi... ROBERT HERRICK What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: The sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love. ROBERT HERRICK To get thine ends, lay bashfulness aside; Who fears to ask, doth teach to be deny'd. ROBERT HERRICK A careless shoe string, in whose tie
I see a wilde civility. ROBERT HERRICK I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers:
Of April, May, of June, and July flowers.
I ... ROBERT HERRICK 'Twixt kings and tyrans there's this difference known:
Kings seek their subjects' good, tyrants th... ROBERT HERRICK Fair daffodils, we weep to see / You haste away so soon: / As yet the early-rising sun / Has not att... ROBERT HERRICK Welcome maids of honour, / You do bring / In the Spring; / And wait upon her. ROBERT HERRICK A little saint best fits a little shrine, / A little prop best fits a little vine, / As my small cru... ROBERT HERRICK The readiness of doing doth expresse
No other but the doer's willingnesse. ROBERT HERRICK Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse. ROBERT HERRICK Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well. ROBERT HERRICK Only to kiss that air, / That lately kissèd thee. ROBERT HERRICK Here a little child I stand, / Heaving up my either hand; / Cold as paddocks though they be, / Here ... ROBERT HERRICK Give me a kiss, and to that kiss a score; then to that twenty, add a hundred more; a thousand to tha... ROBERT HERRICK Out did the meate, out did the frolick wine. ROBERT HERRICK 'Tis not the food, but the content,
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ROBERT HERRICK A sweet disorder in the dress, kindles in clothes a wantonness ROBERT HERRICK Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment ROBERT HERRICK The first act's doubtful, but we say, it is the last commends the play ROBERT HERRICK Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, / Which is as white and hairless as an egg. ROBERT HERRICK Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, / The shooting-stars attend thee; / And the elves also,/ Whose lit... ROBERT HERRICK Each must in virtue strive for to excel ; That man lives twice that lives the first life well ROBERT HERRICK It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity... ROBERT HERRICK Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, old Time is still a-flying. And this same flower that smiles today,... ROBERT HERRICK Bid me to live, and I will liveThy Protestant to be;Or bid me love, and I will giveA loving heart to... 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ROBERT KENNEDY In the long run, a flexible sentencing procedure which works to rehabilitate offenders offers the be... ROBERT KENNEDY It is easy to overlook the importance of the young in underdeveloped countries. It is the natural co... ROBERT KENNEDY The ultimate relationship between justice and law will be an eternal subject for speculation and ana... ROBERT KENNEDY Freedom possesses many meanings. It speaks not merely in terms of political and religious liberty bu... ROBERT KENNEDY I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about i... ROBERT KENNEDY The free way of life proposes ends, but it does not prescribe means. ROBERT KENNEDY Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. He died in... ROBERT KENNEDY I do not run for the presidency merely to oppose any man, but to propose new policies. I run because... ROBERT KENNEDY When our forbears - yours and mine - came to America, they came because this country promised them s... ROBERT KENNEDY Those who challenge the law in one or another of its aspects weaken the whole legal structure of soc... ROBERT KENNEDY The fact that free men persist in the search for the truth is the essential difference between Commu... ROBERT KENNEDY There has been far too much hypocrisy in the field of civil rights. It is easy enough to give rousin... ROBERT KENNEDY It is the right of government to protect the weak; it is the right of the weak to find in their cour... ROBERT KENNEDY Now I can go back to being ruthless again. ROBERT KENNEDY The poor man looks upon the law as an enemy, not as a friend. For him, the law is always taking some... ROBERT KENNEDY We know that we cannot live together without rules which tell us what is right and what is wrong, wh... ROBERT KENNEDY I can understand the Chinese Wall: it was built as a defense against marauders. But a wall such as t... ROBERT KENNEDY From the first moment of independence, the United States has been dedicated to innovation as a way o... ROBERT KENNEDY Desegregation of schools does not automatically transform them into better schools. It is only a ste... ROBERT KENNEDY In truth, the world is now a seamless web from which no nation, large or small, young or old, can di... ROBERT KENNEDY We will find neither national purpose nor personal satisfaction in a mere continuation of economic p... ROBERT KENNEDY But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as a... ROBERT KENNEDY The leaders of the world face no greater task than that of avoiding nuclear war. While preserving th... ROBERT KENNEDY The most significant civil rights problem is voting. Each citizen's right to vote is fundamental... ROBERT KENNEDY People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I sha... ROBERT KENNEDY The world of sports knows no religious, racial or political differences. Athletes, from whatever lan... ROBERT KENNEDY No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the ... ROBERT KENNEDY I believe indeterminate sentencing can be extremely useful, but I also believe that any such system ... ROBERT KENNEDY One of the great creative statesmen of our age was Franklin Roosevelt. He was creative precisely bec... ROBERT KENNEDY Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. ROBERT HALF Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live. ROBERT KENNEDY What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that th... ROBERT KENNEDY Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies. ROBERT KENNEDY Elections remind us not only of the rights but the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy. ROBERT KENNEDY When companies get together secretly to fix prices and attempt to eliminate competition, honest busi... ROBERT KENNEDY The eradication of racial and religious prejudice in the United States - and in the rest of the worl... ROBERT KENNEDY Yesterday, we sought telescopes good enough to see all the planets. Today, we seek vehicles good eno... ROBERT KENNEDY I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive... ROBERT KENNEDY In the last analysis, our every right is only worth what our lawyer makes it worth. ROBERT KENNEDY The Gross National Product includes the destruction of the redwoods and the death of Lake Superior. ... ROBERT KENNEDY