| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910. | | | | May the Ambitions Ever Find | | By Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset (1638–1706) |
| | | MAY the ambitious ever find | |
| Success in crowds and noise, | |
| While gentler love does fill my mind | |
| With silent real joys! | |
| |
| May knaves and fools grow rich and great, | 5 |
| And the world think them wise, | |
| While I lie dying at her feet | |
| And all the world despise. | |
| |
| Let conquering kings new triumphs raise | |
| And melt in court delights; | 10 |
| Her eyes can give much brighter days, | |
| Her arms much softer nights. | | | | |
|
|
