Robert Southwell

Poems (4)

• Losse in Delayes

  Shun delayes, they breed remorse, / Take thy time while time doth serve thee, …

• Scorn Not the Least

  When words are weak and foes encountering strong, / Where mightier do assault than do defend, …

• The Burning Babe

  As I in hoary winter's night / Stood shivering in the snow, …

• Times go by Turns

  The loppèd tree in time may grow again, / Most naked plants renew both fruit and flower; …