That the good thing, well-willed,

Becomes fulfilled.

The Meditation of Highworth Ridden.

I have seen flowers come in stony places;

And kindness done by men with ugly faces;

And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races;

So I trust, too.

The Comfort of Manuel, on Setting Forth defeated in the Venturer.

Bad lies behind, worse lies before.

What stars there were are in us still;