John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3045 Thomas Otway 1652-1685 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3045 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Otway (1652–1685) |
| QUOTATION: | O woman! lovely woman! Nature made thee To temper man: we had been brutes without you. Angels are painted fair, to look like you: There ’s in you all that we believe of heaven,— Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Venice Preserved. Act i. Sc. 1. |