Quotes by John Cleveland

About John Cleveland:

John Cleveland was an English poet.
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Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom nor forced him wander, but confine him home.

John Cleveland

Love melts the rigor which the rocks have bred; a flint will break upon a feather bed.

John Cleveland

I am no Poet here; my pen's the spout where the rain water of my eyes run out.

John Cleveland

My tears will keep no channel, know no laws to guide their streams, but like the waves, their cause, run with disturbance till they swallow me as a description of his misery.

John Cleveland

Author Bio

  • NameJohn Cleveland
  • DescriptionEnglish poet
  • BornJune 16, 1613
  • DiedApril 29, 1658
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPoet; Author