Cross And Pile.

Fair and foul days trip cross and pile; the fair
Far less in number than our foul days are.

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

To His Mistress.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Upon Parrat.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

On Julia's Breath.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

To The King, To Cure The Evil.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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Fair After Foul.

Tears quickly dry, griefs will in time decay:
A clear will come after a cloudy day.

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Fair Days: Or, Dawns Deceitful.

Fair was the dawn, and but e'en now the skies
Show'd like to cream inspir'd with strawberries,
But on a sudden all was chang'd and gone
That smil'd in that first sweet complexion.
Then thunder-claps and lightning did conspire
To tear the world, or set it all on fire.
What trust to things below, whenas we see,
As men, the heavens have their hypocrisy?

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His Confession.

Look how our foul days do exceed our fair;
And as our bad, more than our good works are,
E'en so those lines, pen'd by my wanton wit,
Treble the number of these good I've writ.
Things precious are least numerous: men are prone
To do ten bad for one good action.

Robert Herrick

Crosses.

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

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Sorrows.

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

Robert Herrick

Comforts In Crosses.

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

Robert Herrick