Alexander Brome Professions : Poet Born : 1620 Died : June 30, 1666 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Alexander Brome What art thou, life, that we, must court thy stay? Alexander Brome pain life art I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year. Alexander Brome debt drink years 'Twas drink made me fall in love, And love made me run into debt, And though I have struggled and struggled and strove, I cannot get out of them yet. Alexander Brome falling-in-love and-love running Something there is moves me to love, and I Do know I love, but know not how, nor why. Alexander Brome knows love moving A poem's life and death dependeth still Alexander Brome wit life-and-death poet Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors