John Ogilby: Quotes about love

John Ogilby was Scottish academic. Explore interesting quotes on love.

John Ogilby: 242 quotes1 like

“But may the Earth first swallow me alive,
Or Jove's dire Thunder sink me down to Hell,
Where Shades, pale Shades, of Night eternal dwell,
E're I with Shame, and those dear Ties dispense:
He who my first Love had, hath born it hence,
And in his Grave for ever let it rest.”

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“Love Conquers all, let us submit to Love.”

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks

“The same Love works in all.”

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks

“Bacchus loves the Sunny hills.”

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks

“Ah, by what Fates
Hath he been toss'd? what Battles he relates!
Were I not fix'd, did not my changeless Vow
All thoughts of second Marriage dis-allow,
Since my first Love by Death deceiv'd me…
I had perhaps with this one Crime comply'd.”

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“He that loves Gold, starves more, the more he's fed.”

Fab. II: Of the Dog and Shadow, Moral
The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668)

“The Queen neglected Fame for Love.”

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis

“Now know I what Love is.”

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Bucolicks