No More Learning

Kings must not oft be seen by public eyes, II. 42.

Kings must not only cherish up the good, II. 75.

Kings must not use the axe for each offence, II. 135.

Knew'st thou one month would take thy life away, II. 49.

Know when to speak for many times it brings, II. 146.


Labour we must, and labour hard, II. 225.

Laid out for dead, let thy last kindness be, I. 20.

Lasciviousness is known to be, II. 223.

Last night I drew up mine account, II. 210.

Lay by the good a while; a resting field, II. 113.

Learn this of me, where'er thy lot doth fall, I. 192.

Let all chaste matrons when they chance to see, I. 70.

Let but thy voice engender with the string, I. 127.

Let fair or foul my mistress be, II. 5.

Let kings and rulers learn this line from me, II. 126.

Let kings command and do the best they may, I. 174.

Let me be warm, let me be fully fed, I. 36.

Let me not live if I do not love, II. 157.

Let me sleep this night away, I. 251.

Let moderation on thy passions wait, II. 146.

Let not that day God's friends and servants scare, II. 220.

Let not thy tombstone e'er be lain by me, II. 101.

Let others look for pearl or gold, II. 190.

Let others to the printing press run fast, II. 141.

Let the superstitious wife, II. 103.

Let there be patrons, patrons like to thee, I. 49.

Let us now take time and play, II. 46.

Let us, though late, at last, my Silvia, wed, I. 6.

Let's be jocund while we may, II. 26.

Let's call for Hymen if agreed thou art, II. 77.

Let's live in haste; use pleasures while we may, I. 213.

Let's live with that small pittance that we have, II. 12.

Let's now take our time, II. 84.

Let's strive to be the best: the gods, we know it, II. 135.

Life of my life, take not so soon thy flight, I. 88.

Life is the body's light, which once declining, II. 5.

Like those infernal deities which eat, II. 88.

Like to a bride, come forth my book, at last, I. 92.

Like to the income must be our expense, I. 147.

Like will to like, each creature loves his kind, II. 147.

Lilies will languish; violets look ill, I. 49.

Little you are, for woman's sake be proud, II. 11.

Live by thy muse thou shalt, when others die, II. 9.

Live, live with me, and thou shalt see, I. 240.

Live with a thrifty, not a needy fate, I. 13.

Look how our foul days do exceed our fair, II. 169.

Look how the rainbow doth appear, I. 175.

Look in my book, and herein see, II. 108.

Look upon Sappho's lip, and you will swear, II. 131.

Lord do not beat me, II. 185.

Lord, I am like to mistletoe, II. 213.

Lord, I confess that Thou alone art able, II. 194.

Lord, Thou hast given me a cell, II. 183.

Lost to the world; lost to myself alone, II. 121.

Loth to depart, but yet at last each one, I. 176.

Love and myself, believe me, on a day, I. 19.

Love and the graces evermore do wait, II. 68.

Love bade me ask a gift, I. 124.

Love brought me to a silent grove, II. 97.

Love he that will, it best likes me, I. 195.

Love, I have broke, I. 215.

Love, I recant, I. 123.

Love in a shower of blossoms came, II. 102.

Love is a circle, and an endless sphere, II. 91.

Love is a circle that doth restless move, I. 13.

Love is a kind of war: hence those who fear, II. 100.

Love is a leaven; and a loving kiss, II. 120.

Love is a syrup, and whoe'er we see, II. 120.

Love is maintain'd by wealth; when all is spent, II. 41.

Love like a beggar came to me, II. 118.

Love like a gipsy lately came, I. 76.

Love, love begets, then never be, II. 64.

Love, love me now, because I place, II. 96.

Love on a day, wise poets tell, I. 131.

Love scorch'd my finger, but did spare, I. 33.

Love's a thing, as I do hear, I. 146.

Love's of itself too sweet; the best of all, II. 157.

Love-sick I am, and must endure, I. 72.


Maidens tell me I am old, II. 94.

Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II. 60.

Make haste away, and let one be, II. 92.

Make, make me Thine, my gracious God, II. 185.

Make me a heaven and make me there, I. 56.

Man is a watch, wound up at first, but never, I. 254.

Man is compos'd here of a twofold part, I. 191.

Man knows where first he ships himself, but he, I. 221.

Man may at first transgress, but next do well, II. 141.

Man may want land to live in, but for all, II. 84.

Man must do well out of a good intent, II. 112.

Man's disposition is for to requite, II. 114.

Many we are, and yet but few possess, I. 221.

May his pretty dukeship grow, I. 134.

Men are not born kings, but are men renown'd, II. 49.

Men are suspicious, prone to discontent, II. 113.

Men must have bounds how far to walk; for we, II. 132.

Men say y'are fair, and fair ye are, 'tis true, I. 122.

Mercy, the wise Athenians held to be, II. 225.

Methought I saw, as I did dream in bed, II. 139.

Methought last night love in an anger came, I. 18.

Mighty Neptune, may it please, I. 161.
Milk still your fountains and your springs, for why? II. 90.

Mine eyes, like clouds, were drizzling rain, II. 44.

Mop-eyed I am, as some have said, I. 120.

More discontents I never had, I. 21.

More white than whitest lilies far, I. 40.

Music, thou queen of heaven, care-charming spell, I. 128.

My dearest love, since thou wilt go, II. 153.

My faithful friend, if you can see, I. 97.

My God, I'm wounded by my sin, II. 173.

My God! look on me with thine eye, II. 175

My head doth ache, II. 9.

My Lucia in the dew did go, II. 58.

My many cares and much distress, II. 139.

My muse in meads has spent her many hours, I. 116.

My soul would one day go and seek, II. 101.

My wearied bark, O let it now be crown'd, II. 164.

My wooing's ended: now my wedding's near, I. 225.


Naught are all women: I say no, II. 102.

Need is no vice at all, though here it be, II. 48.

Nero commanded; but withdrew his eyes, II. 42.

Never my book's perfection did appear, I. 123.

Never was day so over-sick with showers, I. 62.

Next is your lot, fair, to be numbered one, I. 236.

Night hath no wings to him that cannot sleep, II. 195.

Night hides our thefts, all faults then pardon'd be, II. 8.

Night makes no difference 'twixt priest and clerk, II. 97.

No fault in women to refuse, I. 148.

No grief is grown so desperate, but the ill, II. 148.

No man comes late unto that place from whence, II. 31.

No man is tempted so but may o'ercome, II. 236.

No man so well a kingdom rules, as he, II. 155.

No man such rare parts hath, that he can swim, II. 121.

No more, my Sylvia, do I mean to pray, II. 2.

No more shall I, since I am driven hence, I. 164.

No news of navies burnt at seas, I. 157.

No trust to metals, nor to marbles, when, II. 272.

No wrath of men or rage of seas, II. 14.

Noah the first was, as tradition says, II. 233.

None goes to warfare but with this intent, I. 50.

Noonday and midnight shall at once be seen, I. 71.

Nor art thou less esteem'd that I have plac'd, II. 70.

Nor is my number full till I inscribe, I. 250.

Nor think that thou in this my book art worst, II. 159.

Not all thy flushing suns are set, I. 87.

Nothing can be more loathsome than to see, II. 10.

Nothing comes free-cost here; Jove will not let, I. 221.

Nothing hard or harsh can prove, II. 48.

Nothing is new, we walk where others went, I. 175.

Now if you love me, tell me, II. 150.

Now is the time for mirth, I. 97.

Now is the time, when all the lights wax dim, I. 22.

Now is your turn, my dearest, to be set, II. 81.

Now, now's the time, so oft by truth, I. 63.

Now, now the mirth comes, II. 145.

Now thou art dead, no eye shall ever see, II. 125.


O earth! earth! earth! hear thou my voice, and be, I. 21.

O Jealousy, that art, I. 213.

O Jupiter, should I speak ill, II. 61.

O Times most bad, II. 10.

O Thou, the wonder of all days! II. 196.

O years! and age! farewell, II. 189.

O you the virgins nine! II. 31.

Of all our parts, the eyes express, I. 152.

Of all the good things whatsoe'er we do, II. 255.

Of all those three brave brothers fall'n i' th' war, I. 212.

Of both our fortunes good and bad we find, II. 71.

Offer thy gift; but first the law commands, II. 122.

Oft bend the bow, and thou with ease shalt do, II. 55.

Oft have I heard both youths and virgins say, I. 187.

Old wives have often told how they, I. 19.

On, as thou hast begun, brave youth, and get, I. 188.

On with thy work, though thou be'st hardly press'd, II. 137.

One ask'd me where the roses grew, I. 19.

One birth our Saviour had; the like none yet, II. 231.

One ear tingles, some there be, II. 160.

One feeds on lard, and yet is lean, I. 216.

One man repentant is of more esteem, II. 235.

One more by thee, love, and desert have sent, I. 239.

One night i' th' year, my dearest beauties, come, II. 23.

One of the five straight branches of my hand, I. 256.

One only fire has hell; but yet it shall, II. 239.

One silent night of late, I. 30.

Only a little more, I. 103.

Open thy gates, II. 212.

Or look'd I back unto the time hence flown, II. 39.

Orpheus he went, as poets tell, II. 82.

Other men's sins we ever bear in mind, II. 66.

Our bastard children are but like to plate, II. 139.

Our crosses are no other than the rods, II. 97.

Our honours and our commendations be, I. 150.

Our household gods our parents be, II. 29.

Our mortal parts may wrapp'd in sear-clothes lie, I. 251.

Our present tears here, not our present laughter, II. 201.

Out of the world he must, who once comes in, I. 251.


Paradise is, as from the learn'd I gather, II. 229.

Pardon me, God, once more I Thee entreat, II. 212.

Pardon my trespass, Silvia, I confess, II.