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

3046 Thomas Otway 1652-1685 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3046
AUTHOR:Thomas Otway (1652–1685)
QUOTATION:Dear as the vital warmth that feeds my life;
Dear as these eyes, that weep in fondness o’er thee. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Venice Preserved. Act v. Sc. 1.
 
Note 1.
See Shakespeare, page 112.
Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes;
Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.
Thomas Gray: The Bard, part i. stanza 3. [back]