John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2088 John Flether 1579-1625 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2088 |
| AUTHOR: | John Fletcher (1579–1625) |
| QUOTATION: | Weep no more, nor sigh, nor groan, Sorrow calls no time that ’s gone; Violets plucked, the sweetest rain Makes not fresh nor grow again. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Queen of Corinth. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. Weep no more, Lady! weep no more, Thy sorrow is in vain; For violets plucked, the sweetest showers Will ne’er make grow again. Thomas Percy: Reliques. The Friar of Orders Gray. [back] |