William Warner

William Warner (1558? – March 9, 1609) was an English poet, born in London about 1558.

Title page of Albion's England, 1586

Quotes

• With that she dasht her on the lippes,
  So dyed double red:
  Hard was the heart that gave the blow,
  Soft were those lips that bled.
  • Albion’s England (published 1612), Book viii. chap. xli. stanza 53.

• We thinke no greater blisse then such
  To be as be we would,
  When blessed none but such as be
  The same as be they should.
  • Albion’s England (published 1612), Book x. chap. lix. stanza 68.