He who freely magnifies what hath been nobly done, and fears not to declares as freely what might be done better, gives ye the best covenant of his fidelity.

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.

Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.

And to the faithful: death, the gate of life.

Should God create another Eve, and I Another Rib afford, yet loss of thee Would never from my heart; no no, I feel The Link of Nature draw me: Flesh of Flesh, Bone of my Bone thou art, and from thy State Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe.

In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.

Here the great art lies, to discern in what the law is to be to restraint and punishment, and in what things persuasion only is to work.