{"id":1353,"date":"2019-04-28T19:18:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T19:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/142.150.46.75\/poemsandfancies\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2019-05-04T09:59:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T09:59:42","slug":"of-tranquillity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/?p=1353","title":{"rendered":"Of Tranquillity"},"content":{"rendered":"

That mind which would in peace and quiet be
\nMust cast off cares and foolish vanity.
\nWith honest desires a<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> house\u2019t<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> must build
\nUpon the ground of honor, and be<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span> sealed
\nWith constant resolutions, to<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span> last long,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5
\nIf it on pillars stands<\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span> of justice strong.
\nLet nothing dwell there but thoughts right<\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> holy;
\nTurn out ignorance<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span> and rude rash folly.
\nThere will the mind enjoy itself in pleasure,
\nFor to itself it is the greatest treasure.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10
\nFor they are poor, whose mind is discontent;
\nWhat joy they have, it is but to them<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span> lent.
\nThe world is like unto a troubled sea,
\nLife like<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span> a bark made of a rotten tree,
\nWhere every wave endangers it to split,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15
\nAnd drowned it is, if \u2019gainst a rock it hit.
\nBut if this bark be made with temp\u2019rance<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span> strong,
\nIt mounts the waves, and travels far and<\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span> long;
\nIf Prudence it doth as a<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span> pilot guide,
\nIt scapes all rocks, and<\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span> goes with wind and tide.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20
\nThere<\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Love, as<\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span> merchant, traffics up to Heav\u2019n,<\/span>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span>
\nAnd, for his prayers, mercies him hath<\/span>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span> given.
\nConscience, as factor, sets the price of things;
\nTranquillity, as buyer,<\/span>18<\/sup><\/a><\/span> money brings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That mind which would in peace and quiet be Must cast off cares and foolish vanity. With honest desires a house\u2019t must build Upon the ground of honor, and be sealed With constant resolutions, to last long,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 If it on pillars stands of justice strong. Let nothing dwell there but thoughts right holy; Turn … Continue reading Of Tranquillity<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[239,215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moral-discourses","category-part2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1353"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1357,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1353\/revisions\/1357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library2.utm.utoronto.ca\/poemsandfancies\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}