213. Sir Edward Dyer. 1543?-1607. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	213
AUTHOR:	Sir Edward Dyer (1543?–1607)
QUOTATION:	My mind to me a kingdom is; Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss That earth affords or grows by kind: Though much I want which most would have, Yet still my mind forbids to crave.
ATTRIBUTION:	MS. Rawl. 85, p. 17. 1
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.

Note 1.
There is a very similar but anonymous copy in the British Museum. Additional MS. 15225, p. 85. And there is an imitation in J. Sylvester’s Works, p. 651.—Hannah: Courtly Poets.

My mind to me a kingdom is;
Such perfect joy therein I find,
As far exceeds all earthly bliss
That God and Nature hath assigned.
Though much I want that most would have,
Yet still my mind forbids to crave.
Byrd: Psalmes, Sonnets, etc. 1588.

My mind to me an empire is,
While grace affordeth health.
Robert Southwell (1560–1595): Loo Home.

Mens regnum bona possidet (A good mind possesses a kingdom).—Seneca: Thyestes, ii. 380. [back]

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