“Fine Knacks for LadiesFine knacks for ladies, cheap, choice, brave and new!Good pennyworths! but money cannot move.I keep a fair but for the fair to view.A beggar may be liberal of love,Though all my wares be trash, the heart is true.Great gifts are guiles and look for gifts again;My trifles come as treasures from the mind.It is a precious jewel to be plain;Sometimes in shell the Orient’s pearls we find.Of others take a sheaf, of me a grain.Within this pack pins points laces and gloves,And diverse toys fitting a country fair.But in my heart, where duty serves and loves,Turtles and twins, court’s brood, a heavenly pair.Happy the heart that thinks of no removes!””
Quotes by John Dowland
John Dowland
John Dowland was an English composer and lutenist, renowned for his contributions to the music of the late Renaissance. Born around 1563, he became one of the most significant figures in the developme...