John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
862 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 862 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | O Proserpina, For the flowers now, that frighted thou let’st fall From Dis’s waggon! daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno’s eyes Or Cytherea’s breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phœbus in his strength,—a malady Most incident to maids; bold oxlips and The crown imperial; lilies of all kinds, The flower-de-luce being one. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Winter’s Tale. Act iv. Sc. 4. 1 [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. Act iv. Sc. 3 in Dyce, Knight, Singer, Staunton, and White. [back] |