| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2265 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Herrick (15911674) |
| QUOTATION: | Some asked me where the rubies grew, And nothing I did say; But with my finger pointed to The lips of Julia. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Rock of Rubies, and the Quarrie of Pearls. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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