John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2030 Rihard Barnfield d 1570 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2030 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Barnfield (d. 1570) |
| QUOTATION: | As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Address to the Nightingale. 1 |
| Note 1. This song, often attributed to Shakespeare, is now confidently assigned to Barnfield; it is found in his collection of “Poems in Divers Humours,” published in 1598.—Ellis: Specimens, vol. ii. p. 316. [back] |