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 bindcompassdwell Change image and share on social
The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field. Edmund Waller boughbuildfield Change image and share on social
Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek. Edmund Waller greeklastlatin Change image and share on social
To love is to believe, to hope, to know; Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below! Edmund Waller essayheavenhope Change image and share on social
Stronger by weakness, wiser men become. Edmund Waller manstrongweakness Change image and share on social
His love at once and dread instruct our thought; As man He suffer'd and as God He taught. Edmund Waller dreadgodinstruct Change image and share on social
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 fairlovelyresemble Change image and share on social
Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round. Edmund Waller aboundcirclelargeness Change image and share on social
The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more! Edmund Waller calmgivepassion Change image and share on social
