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Tresses, that wear Jewels, but to declare How much themselves more precious are.
Tresses, that wear Jewels, but to declare How much themselves more precious are.
Approximate author period: c. 1633 AD · renaissance
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- Richard Crashaw
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- Approximate author period: c. 1633 AD · renaissance
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 347 · quotation 25 · Richard Crashaw · Wishes to his (supposed) Mistress
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