John Suckling Quote

A health to the nut-brown lass, With the hazel eyes: let it pass..... As much to the lively grey 'Tis as good i' th' night as day:.... She's a savour to the glass, And excuse to make it pass.

Selections from the Works of Sir John Suckling (ed. London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836)