The mean pass by, or over, none contemn;
The good applaud; the peccant less condemn,
Since absolution you can give to them.
The good applaud; the peccant less condemn,
Since absolution you can give to them.
Robert Herrick
Die ere long, I'm sure, I shall;
After leaves, the tree must fall.
1059. A GOOD DEATH.
For truth I may this sentence tell,
_No man dies ill, that liveth well_.
1060. RECOMPENSE.
Who plants an olive, but to eat the oil?
_Reward, we know, is the chief end of toil_.
1061. ON FORTUNE.
This is my comfort when she's most unkind:
She can but spoil me of my means, not mind.
1062. TO SIR GEORGE PARRY, DOCTOR OF THE CIVIL LAW.
I have my laurel chaplet on my head
If, 'mongst these many numbers to be read,
But one by you be hugg'd and cherished.
Peruse my measures thoroughly, and where
Your judgment finds a guilty poem, there
Be you a judge; but not a judge severe.
The mean pass by, or over, none contemn;
The good applaud; the peccant less condemn,
Since absolution you can give to them.
Stand forth, brave man, here to the public sight;
And in my book now claim a twofold right:
The first as doctor, and the last as knight.
1063. CHARMS.
This I'll tell ye by the way:
Maidens, when ye leavens lay,
Cross your dough, and your dispatch
Will be better for your batch.
1064. ANOTHER.
In the morning when ye rise,
Wash your hands and cleanse your eyes.
Next be sure ye have a care
To disperse the water far;
For as far as that doth light,
So far keeps the evil sprite.
1065. ANOTHER.
If ye fear to be affrighted
When ye are by chance benighted,
In your pocket for a trust
Carry nothing but a crust:
For that holy piece of bread
Charms the danger and the dread.
1067. GENTLENESS.
_That prince must govern with a gentle hand
Who will have love comply with his command. _
1068.
