“To a Mistress Dying Lover. YOUR beauty, ripe and calm and fresh As eastern summers are, Must now, forsaking time and flesh, Add light to some small star. Philosopher. Whilst she yet lives, were stars decay'd, Their light by hers relief might find; But Death will lead her to a shade Where Love is cold and Beauty blind. Lover. Lovers, whose priests all poets are, Think every mistress, when she dies, Is changed at least into a star: And who dares doubt the poet wise? Philosopher. But ask not bodies doom'd to die To what abode they go; Since Knowledge is but Sorrow's spy, It is not safe to know.”
Quote by William Davenant
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William Davenant
William Davenant was a prominent 17th-century English poet and dramatist. Born on March 3, 1606, and passing away on April 7, 1668, Davenant is known for his poetry and dramatic works, which had a significant impact on the literary scene of his time. more
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