Quote#Wisdom
The rosy-fingered morn with gladsome ray
Quote byEdward Fairfax · 1580–1635
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered (1600), Book XV, stanza 1.
English (original)
The rosy-fingered morn with gladsome ray Rose to her task from old Tithonus' lap.
— Edward Fairfax
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The rose within herself her sweetness closed.
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