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So must the writer, whose productions should Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Mould Must Productions Should Take Vulgar Whose Writer

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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Abound Circle Exactly Praised Round

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His love at once and dread instruct our thought; As man He suffer'd and as God He taught.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Dread God He His Love Man Once Our Taught Thought

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The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Build Field Her Humble Lies Lofty Nest Silent

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Others may use the ocean as their road; Only the English make it their abode.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: English Make May Ocean Only Others Road Use

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The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Calm Give More Passions Quiet Seas Winds

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Give us enough but with a sparing hand.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Enough Give Hand Sparing Us

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Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Come Greek Lasting Latin Marble Must Poets Seek

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Go, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Fair Go Her How Knows Lovely Me Now Resemble Rose Seems She Sweet Tell Thee Time Wastes

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A narrow compass! and yet there Dwelt all that 's good, and all that 's fair; Give me but what this riband bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Bound Compass Fair Give Give Me Goes Good Me Narrow Rest Round Sun Take

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: March 3rd, 1606

Died: October 21st, 1687

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