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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3045 Thomas Otway 1652-1685 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3045
AUTHOR:Thomas Otway (1652–1685)
QUOTATION:O woman! lovely woman! Nature made thee
To temper man: we had been brutes without you.
Angels are painted fair, to look like you:
There ’s in you all that we believe of heaven,—
Amazing brightness, purity, and truth,
Eternal joy, and everlasting love.
ATTRIBUTION:Venice Preserved. Act i. Sc. 1.