Nights, sweet as they, Made short by lovers play, Yet long by the absence of the day.
Richard CrashawAll thy old woes shall now smile on thee, and thy pains sit bright on thee. All thy sorrows here shall shine and thy sufferings be divine; Tears shall take comfort and turn to gems and wrongs repent to diadems Even thy deaths shall live and new dress the soul that once they slew.
Richard Crashaw