Think only what concerns thee and thy being;
Dream not of other worlds, what creatures there
Live, in what state, condition or degree,
Contented that thus far hath been revealed
Not of earth only but of highest Heav’n. (8.174-8)

. . . but to know
That which before us lies in daily life,
Is the prime wisdom; what is more, is fume,
Or emptiness, or fond impertinence,
And renders us in things that most concern
Unpractised, unprepared, and still to seek. (8.192-7)

. . . but in these
I found not what methought I wanted still; (8.354-5)

. . . here passion first I felt,
Commotion strange, (8.530-1)

. . . Let it suffice thee that thou knows’t
Us happy, and without love no happiness. (8.620-1)