SILENCE.
Three Silences there are: the first of speech,
The second of desire, the third of thought.
The Three Silences of Molinos. H.W. LONGFELLOW.
Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!
Silence. R. FLECKNOE
And silence, like a poultice, comes
To heal the blows of sound.
The Music Grinder. O.W. HOLMES.
Silence in love betrays more woe
Than words, though ne'er so witty;
A beggar that is dumb, you know,
May challenge double pity.
The Silent Lover. SIR W. RALEIGH.
Shallow brooks murmur moste,
deepe silent slide away.
The Arcadia, Thirsis and Dorus. SIR PH. SIDNEY.
What, gone without a word?
Aye, so true love should do: it cannot speak;
For truth hath better deeds than words to grace it.
Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act ii. Sc. 3. SHAKESPEARE.
The rest is silence.
Hamlet, Act v. Sc. 2. SHAKESPEARE.