Lord of
Lord of
plato mean men
Nor at all can tell Whether I mean this day to end myself, Or lend an ear to Plato where he says, That men like soldiers may not quit the post Allotted by the Gods.
husband heart wife
The parting of a husband and wife is like the cleaving of a heart; one half will flutter here, one there.
ocean sea stones
Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, oh sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me.
lasts firsts earth
A life of nothing's nothing worth, From that first nothing ere his birth, To that last nothing under earth.
roots tree branches
Those who depend on the merits of their ancestors may be said to search in the roots of the tree for those fruits which the branches ought to produce.
roaming limits world
Here at the quiet limit of the world.
time jewels long
Jewels five-words-long, That on the stretch'd forefinger of all Time Sparkle forever.
nature men mind
Any man that walks the mead In bud, or blade, or bloom, may find, According as his humors lead, A meaning suited to his mind.
truth mind boundless
This truth within thy mind rehearse, That in a boundless universe Is boundless better, boundless worse.
gratitude taken skyfall
Tho' much is taken, much abides;
night light tears
But what am I? An infant crying in the night: An infant crying for the light: And with no language but a cry.
god half signatures
On all things created remaineth the half-effaced signature of God, Somewhat of fair and good, though blotted by the finger of corruption.
manners courtesy persons
The greater person is one of courtesy.
kindness wind kind
Though thou wert scattered to the wind, Yet is there plenty of the kind.