Quote#Truth
Nobles and heralds, by your leave
Quote byMatthew Prior · 1664–1721
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epitaph (1721)..
English (original)
Nobles and heralds, by your leave, Here lies what once was Matthew Prior; The son of Adam and of Eve: Can Bourbon or Nassau claim higher?
— Matthew Prior
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Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.
From ignorance our comfort flows. The only wretched are the wise.
That if weak women went astray, Their stars were more in fault than they.
The end must justify the means.
Our hopes, like towering falcons, aim At objects in an airy height; The little pleasure of the game Is from afar to view the flight.
Soft peace she brings; wherever she arrives She builds our quiet as she forms our lives; Lays the rough paths of peevish Nature even, And opens in each heart a little heaven.