Top Quotes & Sayings by Henry Constable

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English poet Henry Constable.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Henry Constable

Henry Constable was an English poet, known particularly for Diana, one of the first English sonnet sequences. In 1591 he converted to Catholicism, and lived in exile on the continent for some years. He returned to England at the accession of King James, but was soon a prisoner in the Tower and in the Fleet. He died an exile at Liège in 1613.

My lady's presence makes the roses red, because to see her lips they blush for shame. — © Henry Constable
My lady's presence makes the roses red, because to see her lips they blush for shame.
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