John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2036 John Donne 1572-1631 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2036 |
| AUTHOR: | John Donne (1572–1631) |
| QUOTATION: | We understood Her by her sight; her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought That one might almost say her body thought. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Funeral Elegies. On the Death of Mistress Drury. |