If I a fancy take To black and blue, That fancy doth it bea… - John Suckling

" "
If I a fancy take
To black and blue,
That fancy doth it beauty make.

John Suckling

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About John Suckling

Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641) was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Sir John Suckling

All quotes from John Suckling Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like John Suckling:

Thomas Moore Letitia Elizabeth Landon Thomas Hood Robert Herrick Lord Byron

Additional quotes by John Suckling

Oh for some honest lover's ghost,
Some kind unbodied post
Sent from the shades below!
I strangely long to know
Whether the nobler chaplets wear
Those that their mistress' scorn did bear,
Or those that were used kindly.

She's pretty to walk with,
And witty to talk with,
And pleasant, too, to think on.

Her feet beneath her petticoat
Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they feared the light.
But oh! she dances such a way—
No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight!

If I a fancy take To black and blue, That fancy doth it beauty make. - John Suckling

About John Suckling

Also Known As

Enhance Your Quote Experience

Additional quotes by John Suckling

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI