John Cleveland Quotes


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


Citations

Cleveland, John. "The Hecatomb to His Mistress." The Poems of John Cleveland, edited by John M. Berdan, Yale University Press, 1911.

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John Cleveland
John Cleveland
  • Born: June 16, 1613
  • Died: April 29, 1658
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet

John Cleveland was an English poet who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was best known for political satire.