Speak In Season.

When times are troubled, then forbear; but speak
When a clear day out of a cloud does break.

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

On Himself

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Distrust.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

His Loss

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

His Sailing From Julia

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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Caution In Counsel.

Know when to speak; for many times it brings
Danger to give the best advice to kings.

Robert Herrick

Good Precepts Or Counsel.

In all thy need be thou possess'd
Still with a well-prepared breast;
Nor let the shackles make thee sad;
Thou canst but have what others had.
And this for comfort thou must know
Times that are ill won't still be so.
Clouds will not ever pour down rain;
A sullen day will clear again.
First peals of thunder we must hear,
Then lutes and harps shall stroke the ear.

Robert Herrick

Good Precepts, Or Counsel

In all thy need, be thou possest
Still with a well prepared breast;
Nor let the shackles make thee sad;
Thou canst but have what others had.
And this for comfort thou must know,
Times that are ill won't still be so:
Clouds will not ever pour down rain;
A sullen day will clear again.
First, peals of thunder we must hear;
When lutes and harps shall stroke the ear.

Robert Herrick

To Be Merry

Let's now take our time,
While we're in our prime,
And old, old age is afar off;
For the evil, evil days
Will come on apace,
Before we can be aware of.

Robert Herrick

Silence.

Suffer thy legs, but not thy tongue to walk:
God, the Most Wise, is sparing of His talk.

Robert Herrick

Writing

When words we want, Love teacheth to indite;
And what we blush to speak, she bids us write.

Robert Herrick