Quote#Love
Out upon it! I have lov'd
Quote byJohn Suckling · 1609–1642
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Last Remains (1659), "A Poem with the Answer", sts. 1 and 2.
English (original)
Out upon it! I have lov'd Three whole days together; And am like to love three more, If it prove fair weather.Time shall moult away his wings, Ere he shall discover In the whole wide world again Such a constant lover.
— John Suckling
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