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Despatch necessities; life hath a load
Which must be carried on — and safely may;
Yet keep these cares without thee; let the heart
Be God's alone; and choose the better part.

— Henry Vaughan

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More quotes by Henry Vaughan

Quickly would I make my path even,
And by mere playing go to heaven.

Silex Scintillans (1655)

And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams
Call to the soul when man doth sleep,
So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes,
And into glory peep.

Silex Scintillans (1655)

Then bless thy secret growth, nor catch
At noise, but thrive unseen and dumb;
Keep clean, be as fruit, earn life, and watch
Till the white-wing’d reapers come!

Silex Scintillans (1655)

An age of mysteries! which he
Must live that would God's face see
Which angels guard, and with it play,
Angels! which foul men drive away.

Silex Scintillans (1655)

Those observations are but foul,
Which make me wise to lose my soul.

Silex Scintillans (1655)

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