Nativity once in the main of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd, And time that gave, doth now his gift confound. And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow. 386 The want of self-knowledge. Defect of manners, want of government, The least of which, Loseth men's hearts; and leaves behind a stain Beguiling them of commendation. Poems. 18-iii. 1. When the moon shone, we did not see the candle. 388 Reason subdued by passion. When Reason is the bawd to Lust's abuse. 389 The judgment corrupted by gold. O thou sweet king-killer, and dear divorce 9-v. 1. "Twixt natural son and sire! thou bright defiler Of Hymen's purest bed! thou valiant Mars! Poems. Thou ever young, fresh, loved, and delicate wooer, That lies on Dian's lap! thou visible god, That solder'st close impossibilities, And mak'st them kiss! that speak'st with every tongue, To every purpose! O thou touch* of hearts! Think, thy slave man rebels; and by thy virtue *For touchstone. Set them into confounding odds, that beasts 390 The evil of loose discipline. 27-iv. 3. Now, as fond fathers, Having bound up the threat'ning twigs of birch, For terror, not to use; in time the rod Becomes more mock'd than fear'd: so our decrees, Lascivious metres, to whose venom sound 5-i. 4. 17-ii. 1. Despair to gain doth traffic oft for gaining: Those that much covet are of gain so fond, The aim of all is but to qurse the life With honour, wealth, and ease, in waining age: Honour for wealth, and oft that wealth doth cost So that in vent'ring all, we leave to be And this ambitious foul infirmity, In having much, torments us with defect Of that we have: so then we do neglect The thing we have, and all for want of wit, 393 Experience necessary to complete the man. He cannot be a perfect man, 394 The character of true excellence. Value dwells not in particular will; It holds its estimate and dignity As well wherein 'tis precious of itself To make the service greater than the god; Poems. 2-i. 3. To blench‡ from this, and to stand firm by honour: When we have soil'd them; nor the remainder viands Because we now are full. 395 The duty of conjugal fidelity. Nature craves, All dues be render'd to their owners; Now, 26-ii. 2. The will dotes that attributed or gives the qualities which it affects; that first causes excellence, and then admires it. ti. e. Under the guidance of my will. Shrink, or fly off. § Basket. To their benumbed* wills, resist the same; 396 Gold all things obey. 'Tis gold, 26-ii. 2. Which buys admittance; oft it doth; yea, and makes Their deer to the stand of the stealer; and 'tis gold 397 Gold The mind contaminated by gold. This yellow slave Will knit and break religious; bless the accursed; 398 The venom of Slander. Slander, 27-iv. 3. Whose edge is sharper than the sword; whose tongue All corners of the world; kings, queens, and states, All unavoided|| is the doom of destiny,— 31-iii. 4. 24-iv. 4. The due of honour in no point omit. T 31-iii. 5. * Inflexible. † Sorrowful. i. e. Gold restores her to all the sweetness and freshness of youth. Persons of highest rank. Heb. ii. 3. Rom. xiii. 7. Unavoidable. 401 The world deluded by appearances. The world is still deceived with ornament. To be the dowry of a second head, The scull that bred them, in the sepulchre. To a most dangerous sea; the beauteous scarf The seeming truth which cunning times put on 402 Futurity wisely concealed. 9-iii. 2. O heaven! that one might read the book of fate; Make mountains level, and the continent (Weary of solid firmness) melt itself Into the sea! and, other times, to see The beachy girdle of the ocean Too wide for Neptune's hips; how chances mock, With divers liquors! O, if this were seen, The happiest youth,-viewing his progress through, *Winning favour, pleasing. † Curled. Treacherous. |