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From morn to noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, a summer's day; and with the setting sun dropped from the zenith like a falling star.

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I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.

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Is it true, O Christ in heaven, that the highest suffer the most?That the strongest wander furthest and most hopelessly are lost?That the mark of rank...more

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A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discov...more

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Shall that be shut to man, which to the beast Is open? or will God incense his ire For such a petty trespass? and not praise Rather your dauntless vir...more

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Our state cannot be severed, we are one,One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself.

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Henceforth an individual solace dear; Part of my Soul I seek thee, and thee claim My other half: with that thy gentle hand Seisd mine, I yielded, and ...more

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Immortal amarant, a flower which onceIn paradise, fast by the tree of life,Began to bloom; but soon for man's offenceTo heaven removed, where first it...more

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Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie.

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Where the bright seraphim in burning rowTheir loud uplifted angel trumpets blow.

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And so sepúlchred in such pomp dost lie,That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.