Great Throughts Treasury

"That song is best esteemed with which our ears are most acquainted."

"My minde to me a kingdome is, Such perfect joy therein I finde As farre exceeds all earthly blisse That God or Nature hath assignde Though much I want that most would have Yet still my minde forbids to crave.”"

"Sure you have made me passing glad That you your mind so soon removed, Before that I the leisure had To choose you for my best beloved. "

"Care for thy corse, but chiefly for soul’s sake; Cut off excess, sustaining food is best; To vanquish pride but comely clothing take."

"Care for thy soul as thing of greatest price, Made to the end to taste of power divine, Devoid of guilt, abhorring sin and vice. "

"Care in such sort that thou be sure of this: Care keep thee not from heaven and heavenly bliss."

"So long as I was in your sight I was your heart, your soul, your treasure; And evermore you sobb’d and sigh’d Burning in flames beyond all measure: –Three days endured your love to me, And it was lost in other three!"