“The way to heaven is too steep, too narrow for men to dance in and keep revel rout. No way is large or smooth enough for capering rousters, for jumping, skipping, dancing dames but that broad, beaten, pleasant road that leads to hell. The gate of heaven is too narrow for whole rounds, whole troops of dancers to march in together.” MenWayEnoughWholeTogetherHeavenHellDancingDanceRoundsPleasantDancerMarchGatesBroadsTroopsSmoothBeatenJumpingSteepDamesGates Of Heaven Author:William Prynne
“At the gates of the forest, the surprised man of the world is forced to leave his city estimates of great and small, wise and foolish. The knapsack of custom falls off his back with the first step he makes into these precincts. Here is sanctity which shames our religions, and reality which discredits our heroes. Here we find Nature to be the circumstance which dwarfs every other circumstance, and judges like a god all men that come to her.” MenWorldFirstsRealityFallCitiesStepsWiseJudgingHeroCircumstancesShameFoolishForestsGatesCustomsFirst StepsSanctityDwarfsDiscredit Book:Essays and Lectures Source: Essays and Lectures
“The Sundaies of man's life, Thredded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope; Blessings are plentiful and rife. More plentiful than hope.” MenTogetherHeavenWifeKingsBlessingEternalGloriousSundayStringsGatesSabbathBraceletPlentifulSabbath Day Book:The Works of George Herbert: Poems Source: The Works of George Herbert: Poems