John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2098 John Flether 1579-1625 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2098 |
AUTHOR: | John Fletcher (1579–1625) |
QUOTATION: | Three merry boys, and three merry boys, And three merry boys are we, 1 As ever did sing in a hempen string Under the gallows-tree. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Bloody Brother. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
Note 1. Three merry men be we.—George Peele: Old Wives’ Tale, 1595. John Webster (quoted): Westward Hoe, 1607. [back] |