Quote#Children
Now that the April of your youth adorns
Quote byEdward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury · 1583–1648
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Ditty in Imitation of the Spanish Entre tantoque el'Avril", line 1.
English (original)
Now that the April of your youth adorns The garden of your face.
— Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
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