“One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun”

If you've never read Romeo & Juliet, you could think of one of the most famous quotations from Romeo And Juliet: “One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun” Romeo is referring to is Juliet. In this phrase, Romeo is speaking to his cousin Benvolio about his love for Rosaline. Romeo's answer to Benvolio's attempt to persuade him. It would be sacrilegious for Romeo to begin adoring someone other than Rosaline. He also believes that there is no way he could think of another lady who is more gorgeous than Rosaline. When Romeo asks Benvolio, "One fairer than my love?" he does it in a skeptical tone, implying that he does not believe Benvolio's proposal is true.

Romeo can't imagine he could ever think of someone more gorgeous than Rosaline. Romeo compares Rosaline to the sun in his following line, "The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since first the world began". He calls the sun "all-seeing" since it dwells in the sky, gazing down on the entire planet and seeing everything. He goes on to remark that nothing is more beautiful than the sun, and Rosaline is as lovely as the sun, thus no one is more beautiful than she is. Ironically, when he sees Juliet, that's precisely what occurs.

Romeo - Act 1, Scene 2.