Comforts In Crosses.

Be not dismayed though crosses cast thee down;
Thy fall is but the rising to a crown.

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.

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Comforts In Contentions.

The same who crowns the conqueror, will be
A coadjutor in the agony.

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Crosses.

Though good things answer many good intents,
Crosses do still bring forth the best events.

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Comfort In Calamity.

'Tis no discomfort in the world to fall,
When the great crack not crushes one, but all.

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Patience: Or, Comforts In Crosses.

Abundant plagues I late have had,
Yet none of these have made me sad:
For why? My Saviour with the sense
Of suff'ring gives me patience.

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Some Comfort In Calamity.

To conquered men, some comfort 'tis to fall
By the hand of him who is the general.

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Crosses.

Our crosses are no other than the rods,
And our diseases, vultures of the gods:
Each grief we feel, that likewise is a kite
Sent forth by them, our flesh to eat, or bite.

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