John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2047 Ben Jonson 1572-1637 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2047 |
| AUTHOR: | Ben Jonson (1572–1637) |
| QUOTATION: | Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace; Robes loosely flowing, hair as free,— Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art: They strike mine eyes, but not my heart. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epicæne; Or, the Silent Woman. Act i. Sc. 1. |