Philip Sidney
Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidneywas an English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier, who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poesy, and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 November 1554
life heart missing
My true-love hath my heart, and I have his, By just exchange, one for the other given; I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss, There never was a better bargain driven.
love marriage wedding
My true love hath my heart, and I have his
lying journey honor
The journey of high honor lies not in smooth ways.
strong glasses opinion
There is nothing sooner overthrows a weak head than opinion by authority, like too strong a liquor for a frail glass.
power authority command
A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.
war spring men
When it shall please God to bring thee to man's estate, use great providence and circumspection in choosing thy wife. For from thence will spring all thy future good or evil; and it is an action of life, like unto a stratagem of war; wherein a man can err but once!
men solitude enemy
Solitude, the sly enemy that doth separate a man from well-doing.