Campion

Famous quotes containing the word campion:

    “Shall I come, sweet Love, to thee,
    When the ev’ning beams are set?”
    —Thomas Campion (1567–1620)

    “And every sea-god pays a gem,
    Yearly out of his watery cell,
    To deck great Neptune’s diadem.”
    —Thomas Campion (1567–1620)

    “The man whose silent days
    In harmless joys are spent,
    Whom hopes cannot delude,
    Nor sorrow discontent:

    That man needs neither towers
    Nor armour for defence,
    Nor secret vaults to fly
    From thunder’s violence.”
    —Thomas Campion (1567–1620)