Emotions and Feelings

Calm of mind, all passion spent.

When civil fury first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why.

Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame, nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.

For evil news rides post, while good news baits.

For evil news rides post, while good news baits.

Suspense in news is torture.

Suspense in news is torture.

He’s gone; and who knows how he may report Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?

Boast not of what thou would’st have done, but do What then thou would’st.

O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day!

Demoniac frenzy, moping melancholy, And moon-struck madness.

Demoniac frenzy, moping melancholy, And moon-struck madness.

A dismal universal hiss, the sound Of public scorn.

For solitude sometimes is best society, And short retirement urges sweet return.

For solitude sometimes is best society, And short retirement urges sweet return.

The sum of earthly bliss.

Her virtue and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo’d, and not unsought be won.

And feel that I am happier than I know.

And feel that I am happier than I know.

More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarse or mute, though fall’n on evil days, On evil days though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compass’d round, And solitude.

More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarse or mute, though fall’n on evil days, On evil days though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compass’d round, And solitude.

More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarse or mute, though fall’n on evil days, On evil days though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compass’d round, And solitude.

Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought The better fight, who single hast maintained Against revolted multitudes the cause Of truth, in word mightier than they in arms.

Among the faithless, faithful only he.