Buying, possessing, accumulating--this is not worldliness. But doing this in the love of it, with no love of God paramount--doing it so that thoughts of eternity and God are an intrusion--doing it so that one's spirit is secularized in the process; this is worldliness.

Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.

Roses at first were white, Till thy co'd not agree, Whether my Sapho's breast, Or they more white sho'd be.

What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: the sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.

Men are suspicious; prone to discontent: Subjects still loathe the present Government.

Gather ye rosebuds, while ye may.