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Josuah Sylvester Quotes

English poet

Joshua Sylvester (1563 – 28 September 1618) was an English poet.

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Alternative Names: Joshua Sylvester

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Were I as base as is the lowly plain,
And you, my Love, as high as heaven above,
Yet should the thoughts of me your humble swain
Ascend to heaven, in honour of my Love.

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And look upon you with ten thousand eyes
Till heaven wax'd blind, and till the world were done.

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