“Though beauty is, with the most apt similitude, I had almost said with the most literal truth, called a flower that fades and dies almost in the very moment of its maturity; yet there is, methinks, a kind of beauty which lives even to old age; a beauty that is not in the features, but, if I may be allowed the expression, shines through them. As it is not merely corporeal it is not the object of mere sense, nor is it to be discovered but by persons of true taste and refined sentiment.”
Quote by Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
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Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, was a poet and politician during the English Renaissance. He is known for his poetic works and literary criticism, as well as his significant role in English politics. more
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