"But the youths lay calmly sleeping; And the angel, their protector, Spake before the throne of glory: “I have watched…"

"Es war ein König in Tule Gar treu bis an das Grab, Dem sterbend seine Buhle Einen gold'nen Becher gab."

"Doesn't surprise me that Christ our Lord preferred to live with whores & sinners, seeing I go in for that myself."

"All Nine often used to come to me, I mean the Muses: But I ignored them: my girl was in my arms. Now I've left my swe…"

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."

"Much there is I can stand. Most things not easy to suffer I bear with quiet resolve, just as a God commands it. Only …"

"One is never satisfied with a portrait of a person that one knows."

"I know a little of navigation: / War, trade, and piracy, allow, / As three in one, no separation."

"I feel I'm happily inspired now on Classical soil: The Past and Present speak louder, more charmingly. Here, as advis…"

"Beloved, don't fret that you gave yourself so quickly! Believe me, I don't think badly or wrongly of you. The arrows …"