Eyes. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

Eyes


I scarcely can believe my ears or eyes, Or find out Cibber through the dark disguise. Churchill.—The Rosciad, Line 801.	1
He travels with his eyes. Dr. Walter Harte.—Eulogius.	2
We credit most our sight; one eye doth please Our trust far more than ten ear witnesses. Herrick.—The Hesperides, Aphorism, No. 158.	3
He’s not to be commended Who trusts another any further than he sees. Riley’s Plautus, Vol. II. Truculentus, Act II. Scene 2.	4
I ne’er could any lustre see In eyes that would not look on me; I ne’er saw nectar on a lip, But where my own did hope to sip. Sheridan.—The Duenna, Act I. Scene 2.	5
’Twas from Kathleen’s eyes he flew,— Eyes of most unholy blue! Tom Moore.—Irish Melodies, “By that Lake,” Line 9.	6
Her blue eyes sought the west afar, For lovers love the western star. Walter Scott.—The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Canto III. Stanza 24, last Lines.	7
With eyes Of microscopic power, that could discern The population of a dew-drop. James Montgomery.—The Pelican Island, Canto VII.	8
Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. Tennyson.—In Memoriam, 32, Verse 1.	9