John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7688 Edward Robert
| NUMBER: | 7688 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Robert, Earl of Lytton (Owen Meredith) Bulwer-Lytton (1831–1891) |
| QUOTATION: | Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul shining through them. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lucile. Part ii. Canto ii. |
| Note 1. Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen. (Ils sont si transparents qu’ils laissent voir votre âme.) Theophile Gautier: The Two Beautiful Eyes. [back] |