| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2054 |
| AUTHOR: | Ben Jonson (15721637) |
| QUOTATION: | Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I ll not look for wine. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Forest. To Celia. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| | Note 1. [greek] (Drink to me with your eyes alone
. And if you will, take the cup to your lips and fill it with kisses, and give it so to me). Philostratus: Letter xxiv. [back] |
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