Her virtue and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won.

None But such as are good men can give good things, And that which is not good, is not delicious To a well-govern'd and wise appetite.

God has set labor and rest, as day and night to men successive.

So dear to heav'n is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in clear dream and solemn vision Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heav'nly habitants Begin to cast a beam on th' outward shape.

But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began.

So may'st thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap.

I call a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.