Who said this and why These happy masks that kiss fair ladies' brows

Being black put us in mind they hide the fair;

He, that is strucken blind cannot forget

The precious treasure of his eyesight lost:

Pretty sure it's for shakespheare He did it because it's apart of romeo and juliette, I'm pretty sure you've heard of it. But if not it's a act shakespheare had, With many poems exetra.

It is from Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, scene 1. Romeo says this to his friend Benvolio who has just suggested that since he can't have Juliet he should look at other beautiful girls. Romeo's response means that basically looking at other girls will just remind him of how much more beautiful Juliet is.