Quote#Children
I’l have a young plump amorous Queen
Quote byRobert Heath · 1620–1685
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Clarastella, &c. (1650), "Refrigerium".
English (original)
I’l have a young plump amorous Queen, Ripe though she be not yet fifteen. ’Twixt whose close arms and snowie breast I may diffuse my heat, and rest.
— Robert Heath
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