Do I dare to eat a peach?
The pretension is nothing; the performance everything. A good apple is better than an insipid peach.
leigh huntThen hath thy orchard fruit, thy garden flowers, Fresh as the air, and new as are the hours. The early cherry, with the later plum, Fig, grape, and quince, each in his time doth come: The blushing apricot, and woolly peach Hang on thy walls, that every child may reach.
Ben JonsonThe ripest peach is highest on the tree.
james whitcomb rileyA man bites into a dry peach and says "This peach is not good;" the peach replies "It is not my fault that you don't know the proper use for a dry peach."
tori amosHere we are folks The dream we all dream of Boy versus girl in the World Series of love Tell me, have U got the look? U walked in (I walked in) I woke up (U woke up) I never seen a pretty girl look so tough' baby (baby) U got that look, yes U do (yes U do) Color U peach and black Color me takin' aback, baby Crucial, I think I wantcha.
princeAll the heart was full of feeling: love had ripened into speech, Like the sap that turns to nectar, in the velvet of the peach.
Thus do I live, from pleasure quite debarred, Nor taste the fruits that the sun's genial rays Mature, john-apple, nor the downy peach.
The ripest peach is highest on the tree.
james whitcomb rileyA little peach in an orchard grew, A little peach of emerald hue; Warmed by the sun and wet by the dew It grew.
Eugene FieldWhat wondrous life is this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head; The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their wine; The nectarine, and curious peach, Into my hands themselves do reach; Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.
Andrew Marvell