At the round earth's imagined corners, blow your trumpets, angels.

Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.

God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice.

Contemplative and bookish men must of necessity be more quarrelsome than others, because they contend not about matter of fact, nor can determine their controversies by any certain witnesses, nor judges. But as long as they go towards peace, that is Truth, it is no matter which way.

The Phoenix riddle hath more wit By us, we two being one, are it. So to one neutral thing both sexes fit, We die and rise the same, and prove Mysterious by this love.

How many times go we to comedies, to masques, to places of great and noble resort, nay even to church only to see the company.

Great sins are great possessions; but levities and vanities possess us too; and men had rather part with Christ than with any possession.