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Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Quotes

1550–1604 England

Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, poet and patron of numerous writers.

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Also known as: Edward Vere, Edward Vere, Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere, Vere, Edward

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So I the pleasant grape have pulled from the vine,
And yet I languish in great thirst, while others drink the wine.

A valiant mind no deadly danger fears

If women could be fair and yet not fond,
Or that their love were firm, not fickle still,
I would not marvel that they make men bond
By service long to purchase their good will;
But when I see how frail those creatures are,
I laugh that men forget themselves so far.

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My mind to me a kingdom is;
Such perfect joy therein I find
That it excels all other bliss
That world affords or grows by kind.
Though much I want which most men have,
Yet still my mind forbids to crave.

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