"Aurora bright her crystal gates unbarred, And bridegroom-like forth stept the glorious sun."

"The rose within herself her sweetness closed."

"Better sit still, men say, than rise to fall."

"The throne of Cupid had an easy stair; His bark is fit to sail with every wind; The breach he makes no wisdom can rep…"

"Patience, a praise; forbearance is a treasure; Sufferance, an angel is; a monster, rage."

"Base affections fall, when virtue riseth."

"Sorrow, misfortune's son, despair's foul sire."

"The rosy-fingered morn with gladsome ray Rose to her task from old Tithonus' lap."

"Nature gives beauty, fortune wealth, in vain."

"The golden sun rose from the silver wave, And with his beams enamelled every green."