Man is the shuttle, to whose winding quest And passage through these looms God order'd motion, but ordain'd no rest.
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They are all gone into the world of light, and I alone sit lingering here.Henry Vaughan
Caesar had perished from the world of men, had not his sword been rescued by his pen.
Henry Vaughan
I saw Eternity the other night, Like a great ring of pure and endless light, All calm, as it was bright And round beneath it, Time, in hours, days, years, Driv'n by the spheres Like a vast shadow moved, in which the world And all her train were hurled.
Henry Vaughan
Man hath still either toys or care: But hath no root, nor to one place is tied, but ever restless and irregular, about this earth doth run and ride. He knows he hath a home, but scarce knows where; He says it is so far, that he has quite forgot how to go there.
Henry Vaughan
Dear Night this world's defeat The stop to busy fools care's check and curb The day of spirits my soul's calm retreat Which none disturb Christ's progress, and His prayer-time The hours to which high Heaven cloth chime.
Henry Vaughan
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