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Nicholas Grimald
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“What one art thou, thus in torn weed yclad? "Virtue, in price whom ancient sages had." Why poorly 'rayed? "For fading goods past care." Why double-faced? "I mark each fortune's fare." This bridle, what? "Mind's rages to restrain." Tools why bear you? "I love to take great pain." Why wings? "I teach above the stars to fly." Why tread you death? "I only cannot die.”
Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562) first seen 1557 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Description of Virtue". Tottel's Miscellany (1557)
“What sweet relief the showers to thirsty plants we see, What dear delight the blooms to bees, my true love is to me! As fresh and lusty Ver foul Winter doth exceed— As morning bright, with scarlet sky, doth pass the evening’s weed— As mellow pears above the crabs esteemèd be— So doth my love surmount them all, whom yet I hap to see!”
Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562) first seen 1557 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A True Love", l. 1. Tottel's Miscellany (1557)
“For many blessèd gifts, O happy, happy land! Where Mars and Pallas strive to make their glory most to stand! Yet, land, more is thy bliss that, in this cruel age, A Venus’ imp thou hast brought forth, so steadfast and so sage.”
Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562) said by 1562 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Among the Muses Nine a tenth if Jove would make, And to the Graces Three a fourth, her would Apollo take.”
Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562) said by 1562 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let some for honour hunt, and hoard the massy gold: With her so I may live and die, my weal cannot be told.”
Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562) said by 1562 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source