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

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Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke. (1554–1628)
 
312
    O wearisome condition of humanity!
          Mustapha. Act v. Sc. 4.
313
    And out of mind as soon as out of sight. 1
          Sonnet lvi.
 
George Chapman. (1559?–1634)
 
314
    None ever loved but at first sight they loved. 2
          The Blind Beggar of Alexandria.
315
    An ill weed grows apace. 3
          An Humorous Day’s Mirth.
316
    Black is a pearl in a woman’s eye. 4
          An Humorous Day’s Mirth.
317
    Exceeding fair she was not; and yet fair
In that she never studied to be fairer
Than Nature made her; beauty cost her nothing,
Her virtues were so rare.
          All Fools. Act i. Sc. 1.
318
    I tell thee Love is Nature’s second sun,
Causing a spring of virtues where he shines.
          All Fools. Act i. Sc. 1.
319
    Cornelia. What flowers are these?
Gazetta. The pansy this.
Cor. Oh, that ’s for lovers’ thoughts. 5
          All Fools. Act ii. Sc. 1.
320
    Fortune, the great commandress of the world,
Hath divers ways to advance her followers:
To some she gives honour without deserving,
To other some, deserving without honour. 6
          All Fools. Act v. Sc. 1.
 
Note 1.
See Thomas à Kempis, Quotation 2. [back]
Note 2.
Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?—Christopher Marlowe: Hero and Leander.

I saw and loved.—Edward Gibbon: Memoirs, vol. i. p. 106. [back]
Note 3.
See Heywood, Quotation 57. [back]
Note 4.
Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes.—William Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, act v. sc. 2. [back]
Note 5.
There is pansies, that ’s for thoughts.—William Shakespeare: Hamlet, act iv. sc. 5. [back]
Note 6.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.—William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, act ii. sc. 5. [back]