Casualties

Good things, that come of course, far less do please
Than those which come by sweet contingencies.

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.

Robert Herrick

Upon Sappho Sweetly Playing And Sweetly Singing.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

To The Passenger.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

The Mean.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

A Meditation For His Mistress

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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Possessions.

Those possessions short-liv'd are,
Into the which we come by war.

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Sorrows.

Sorrows our portion are: ere hence we go,
Crosses we must have; or, hereafter woe.

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Great Grief, Great Glory.

The less our sorrows here and suff'rings cease,
The more our crowns of glory there increase.

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Liberty.

Those ills that mortal men endure
So long, are capable of cure,
As they of freedom may be sure;
But, that denied, a grief, though small,
Shakes the whole roof, or ruins all.

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Grief.

Sorrows divided amongst many, less
Discruciate a man in deep distress.

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Sweetness In Sacrifice.

'Tis not greatness they require
To be offer'd up by fire;
But 'tis sweetness that doth please
Those Eternal Essences.

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