I am, gay creature, With pardon of your deities, a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then. - John Ford

The joys of marriage are the heaven on earth,
Life's paradise, great princess, the soul's quiet,
Sinews of concord, earthly immortality,
Eternity of pleasures; no restoratives
Like to a constant woman!

He is a noble gentleman; withal
Happy in his endeavours: the general voice
Sounds him for courtesy, behaviour, language,
And every fair demeanour, an example:
Titles of honour add not to his worth;
Who is himself an honour to his title.

Glories
Of human greatness are but pleasing dreams,
And shadows soon decaying.