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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1213 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1213
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:At lovers’ perjuries,
They say, Jove laughs. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Romeo and Juliet. Act ii. Sc. 2. 2  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
Perjuria ridet amantum Jupiter (Jupiter laughs at the perjuries of lovers).—Tibullus, iii. 6, 49. [back]
Note 2.
Act ii. sc. 1 in White. [back]