Edmund Waller Quotes & Sayings
22 most famous Edmund Waller quotes and sayings (poet). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.”
“To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!”
“Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene.”
“Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.”
“Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.”
“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.”
“Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.”
“The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.”
“The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!”
“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.”
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