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Nicholas Rowe on Valentine's Day

d. 1718 England

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Is she not more than painting can express,
Or youthful poets fancy when they love?

The Fair Penitent (1703)

From every blush that kindles in thy cheeks,
Ten thousand little loves and graces spring
To revel in the roses.

A pressing lover seldom wants success,
Whilst the respectful, like the Greek, sits down
And wastes a ten years' siege before one town.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nicholas Rowe (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.