John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
219 Mathew Roydon 1586 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 219 |
AUTHOR: | Mathew Roydon (c. 1586) |
QUOTATION: | Was never eie did see that face, Was never eare did heare that tong, Was never minde did minde his grace, That ever thought the travell long; But eies and eares and ev’ry thought Were with his sweete perfections caught. |
ATTRIBUTION: | An Elegie; or Friend’s Passion for his Astrophill. |