Robert Herrick quotes and words of wisdom

"Her eyes the glowworm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee; And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying."
Found in the topic Flower.

"When as silks my Julia goes, then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows the liquefaction of her clothes."
Found in the topic Clothes.

"This man is freed from servile bands, of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, and leaving nothing, yet hath all."
Found in the topic Freedom.

"Against diseases the strongest fence is the defensive virtue, abstinence."
Found in the topic Abstinence.

"It is the will that makes the action good or ill."
Found in the topic Will.

"I dare not ask a kiss; I dare not beg a smile; Lest having that, or this, I might grow proud the while. No, no, the utmost share Of my desire, shall be Only to kiss that air, That lately kissed thee."
Found in the topic Kissing.

"I do love I know not what; Sometimes this, and sometimes that."
Found in the topic Love.

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Times is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying."
Found in the topic Time.

Interesting Quotes

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