Read the quotation from "To My Dear Loving Husband."

"I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,

Or all the riches that the East doth hold."

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She then cites examples of material beauty and wealth, but puts more importance in her love: "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold / Or all the riches that the East doth hold." The speaker explains that her love is like a thirst that even a river cannot quench.