“Man's mind a mirror is of heavenly sights,A brief wherein all marvels summèd lie,Of fairest forms and sweetest shapes the store,Most graceful all, yet thought may grace them more.” MenMindMayFormLyingGraceShapesSightMirrorsStoresHeavenlySweetest Author:Robert Southwell
“Behold a silly tender babe,In freezing winter night,In homely manger trembling lies;Alas! a piteous sight.” LyingNightSightWinterSillyAlasBabeTremblingFreezingHomelyWinter Night Book:St. Peter's Complaint: And Other Poems Source: St. Peter's Complaint: And Other Poems
“My conscience is my crown,Contented thoughts my rest;My heart is happy in itself,My bliss is in my breast.Enough I reckon wealth;A mean the surest lot,That lies too high for base contempt,Too low for envy's shot.” HeartMeanEnoughLyingWealthMy HeartLowsShotsConscienceEnvyBlissBreastsContemptCrowns Book:The poetical works of the rev. Robert Southwell, now first completely ed. by W. B. Turnbull Source: The poetical works of the rev. Robert Southwell, now first completely ed. by W. B. Turnbull
