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Edmund Waller quotes

English Poet March 3, 1606 – October 21, 1687

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Go, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "His love at once and dread instruct our thought; As man He..."
His love at once and dread instruct our thought; As man He suffer'd and as God He taught. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste..."
To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below! Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree..."
Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above. Edmund Waller
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
Edmund Waller quote: "How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous..."
How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair! Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "Others may use the ocean as their road; Only the English make..."
Others may use the ocean as their road; Only the English make it their abode. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we..."
The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest,..."
The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed..."
Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. Edmund Waller
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. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand..."
Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head..."
Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings."
All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings. Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller quote: "The fear of hell, or aiming to be blest, savors too much of..."
The fear of hell, or aiming to be blest, savors too much of private interest. Edmund Waller

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