Drayton

Famous quotes containing the word drayton:

    No far-fetched sigh shall ever wound my breast,
    Love from mine eye a tear shall never wring,
    Nor in Ah me’s my whining sonnets dressed,
    A libertine, fantastically I sing.
    My verse is the true image of my mind,
    Ever in motion, still desiring change;
    —Michael Drayton (1563–1631)

    Thus am I still provoked to every evil
    By this good wicked spirit, sweet angel devil.
    —Michael Drayton (1563–1631)

    Virginia,
    Earth’s only paradise.
    —Michael Drayton (1563–1631)