Amaryllis Quotes

“Where, here and there, on sandy beaches
A milky-bell'd amaryllis blew.”

“Wikipedia: Amaryllis”

“I care not for these ladies,
That must be wooed and prayed;
Give me kind Amaryllis,
The wanton country maid.
Nature art disdaineth;
Her beauty is her own.”

“Alas! what boots it with incessant care
To tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade,
And strictly meditate the thankless Muse?
Were it not better done as others use,
To sport with Amaryllis in the shade,
Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?”

“When heaven's high vault condensing clouds deform,
Fair Amaryllis flies the incumbent storm,
Seeks with unsteady step the shelter'd vale,
And turns her blushing beauties from the gale.—
Six rival youths, with soft concern impress'd,
Calm all her fears, and charm her cares to rest.”