Edward de Vere, 17. hrabě z Oxfordu citáty

Edward de Vere, 17. hrabě z Oxfordu , byl příslušník anglické vysoké šlechty v době panování královny Alžběty I. V letech 1562 až 1603 byl dědičným nejvyšším komořím na královnině dvoře. Podle rozšířených spekulací je považován za skutečného autora většiny divadelních her a všech sonetů připisovaných Williamu Shakespearovi. Wikipedia  

✵ 12. duben 1550 – 24. červen 1604
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Edward de Vere, 17. hrabě z Oxfordu: Citáty anglicky

“So I the pleasant grape have pulled from the vine,
And yet I languish in great thirst, while others drink the wine.”

from Care and Disappointment, first published in Paradyse of Dainty Devices, 1576. Published by Grosart in Miscellanies of the Fuller Worthies' Library, Vol. IV (1872)
Poems

“If women could be fair and yet not fond,
Or that their love were firm, not fickle still,
I would not marvel that they make men bond
By service long to purchase their good will;
But when I see how frail those creatures are,
I laugh that men forget themselves so far.”

Poem "If women could be fair and yet not fond", also sometimes titled "Woman's Changeableness". According to Oxford specialist Steven May this is "possibly" by Oxford, but his authorship is not certain. It was printed in variant form as the work of Oxford in 1587, but attributed to "R.W." in the Harleian MS. A version was printed in Britons Bower of Delights (1591) attributed to Oxford.
Poems, Attributed

“A valiant mind no deadly danger fears;”

From Reason and Affection. First published in Paradyse of Dainty Devices (1576), revised in the 1596 edition. It is also known as "Being in Love he complaineth". Published by Grosart in Miscellanies of the Fuller Worthies' Library, Vol. IV (1872)
Poems