Quote#Wisdom
Like pearl
Quote byThomas Middleton · 1580–1627
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Game of Chess (1624)..
English (original)
Like pearl Dropt from the opening eyelids of the morn Upon the bashful rose.
— Thomas Middleton
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