All Quotes by Edward Fairfax
“The golden sun rose from the silver wave,And with his beams enamelled every green.”
“Aurora bright her crystal gates unbarred,And bridegroom-like forth stept the glorious sun.”
“Better sit still, men say, than rise to fall.”
“The throne of Cupid had an easy stair,The breach he makes no wisdom can repair.”
“Patience, a praise; forbearance is a treasure;Sufferance, an angel is; a monster, rage.”
“Base affections fall, when virtue riseth.”
“The rosy-fingered morn with gladsome rayRose to her task from old Tithonus' lap.”
“Nature gives beauty; fortune, wealth in vain.”
“Remembrance is the life of grief; his grave,Forgetfulness.”
“In their speech is death, hell in their smile.”