Thomas Otway Quote

Dear as the vital warmth that feeds my life;
Dear as these eyes, that weep in fondness o'er thee.

Venice Preserv'd (1682), Act v. Sc. 1. Compare: "Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes; Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart", Thomas Gray, The Bard, part i. stanza 3.

Dear as the vital warmth that feeds my life; Dear as these eyes, that weep in fondness o'er thee.

Dear as the vital warmth that feeds my life; Dear as these eyes, that weep in fondness o'er thee.

Dear as the vital warmth that feeds my life; Dear as these eyes, that weep in fondness o'er thee.

Dear as the vital warmth that feeds my life; Dear as these eyes, that weep in fondness o'er thee.