Quote#Pride
Sweet, be not proud of those two eyes
Quote byRobert Herrick · 1591–1674
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hesperides (1648), 160. "To Dianeme".
English (original)
Sweet, be not proud of those two eyes Which, starlike, sparkle in their skies; Nor be you proud that you can see All hearts your captives, yours yet free.
— Robert Herrick
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