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Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
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“So I the pleasant grape have pulled from the vine, And yet I languish in great thirst, while others drink the wine.”
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Recorded in: from "Care and Disappointment", first published in Paradyse of Dainty Devices (1576). Published by Grosart in Miscellanies of the Fuller Worthies' Library, Vol. IV (1872)
“A valiant mind no deadly danger fears;”
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604) first seen 1576 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From "Reason and Affection". First published in Paradyse of Dainty Devices (1576), revised in the 1596 edition. It is also known as "Being in Love he complaineth". Published by Grosart in Miscellanies of the Fuller Wort…
“If women could be fair and yet not fond, Or that their love were firm, not fickle still, I would not marvel that they make men bond By service long to purchase their good will; But when I see how frail those creatures are, I laugh that men forget themselves so far.”
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Recorded in: Poem "If women could be fair and yet not fond", also sometimes titled "Woman's Changeableness". According to Oxford specialist Steven May this is "possibly" by Oxford, but his authorship is not certain. It was printed i…
“My mind to me a kingdom is; Such perfect joy therein I find That it excels all other bliss That world affords or grows by kind. Though much I want which most men have, Yet still my mind forbids to crave.”
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604) said by 1604 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source