William Warner. 1558?-1609. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

William Warner. (1558?–1609)

With that she dasht her on the lippes,
So dyed double red:
Hard was the heart that gave the blow,
Soft were those lips that bled.

Albion’s England. Book viii. chap. xli. stanza 53.

    We thinke no greater blisse then such
  To be as be we would,
When blessed none but such as be
  The same as be they should.

Albion’s England. Book x. chap. lix. stanza 68.