No wrath of men, or rage of seas,
Can shake a just man's purposes;
No threats of tyrants, or the grim
Visage of them can alter him;
But what he doth at first intend,
That he holds firmly to the end.
More verses by Robert Herrick
- How Pansies Or Hearts-Ease Came First
- His Wish To God
- The Parcae; Or, Three Dainty Destinies:The Armilet
- The Heart
- How Springs Came First