Sir Philip Sidney. 1554-1586.
Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge.
Defence of Poesy.
He cometh unto you with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney-corner.
Defence of Poesy.
I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet.
Defence of Poesy.
High-erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy.[34:1]
Arcadia. Book i.
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.[34:2]
Arcadia. Book i.
Many-headed multitude.[34:3]
Arcadia. Book ii.
My dear, my better half.
Arcadia. Book iii.
Fool! said my muse to me, look in thy heart, and write.[34:4]
Astrophel and Stella, i.
Have I caught my heav'nly jewel.[34:5]
Astrophel and Stella, i. Second Song.
Footnotes
[34:1] Great thoughts come from the heart.—Vauvenargues: Maxim cxxvii.
[34:2] He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts.—Fletcher: Love's Cure, act iii. sc. 3.
[34:3] Many-headed multitude.—Shakespeare: Coriolanus, act ii. sc. 3.
This many-headed monster, Multitude.—Daniel: History of the Civil War, book ii. st. 13.
[34:4] Look, then, into thine heart and write.—Longfellow: Voices of the Night. Prelude.
[34:5] Quoted by Shakespeare in Merry Wives of Windsor.