Nicholas Breton (1545-1626) was an influential English poet during the Renaissance period. His diverse poetry covered themes such as love, nature, and religion, and had a profound impact on the development of English poetry.
Related Quotes
“Who can live in heart so glad As the merry country lad?”
Source: A Bower of Delights: Being Interwoven Verse and Prose from the Works of Nicholas Breton
“Shall we go dance the hay, the hay? Never pipe could ever play Better shepherd's roundelay.”
Source: Phillida and Coridon: and other pastorals
“Shall we go learn to kiss, to kiss? Never heart could ever miss Comfort, where true meaning is.”
Source: A Bower of Delights: Being Interwoven Verse and Prose from the Works of Nicholas Breton
“I wish my deadly foe, no worse than want of friends, and empty purse.”
“Thus much for thy assurance know; a hollow friend is but a hellish foe.”
Source: The Works in Verse and Prose of Nicholas Breton: Verse