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Quotes by Sir Philip Sidney

Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: "Fool!" said my muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write."

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
Source: Astrophel and Stella, 1591
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With a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
Source: Defence of Poesie, written 1579-80; published 1595
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Shallow brooks murmur most, deep and silent slide away.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
Source: The Arcadia, 1580
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Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
Source: The Defense of Poesy, 1580
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Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
 
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It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
 
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Have I caught my heav'nly jewel.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
Source: Astrophel and Stella, 1591
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Come, Sleep! O Sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, Th' indifferent judge between the high and low.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
Source: Sonnet XXXIX
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To be rhymed to death as is said to be done in Ireland.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
 
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It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)
 
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