John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
228 George Peele 1558?-1597? John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 228 |
AUTHOR: | George Peele (1558?–1597?) |
QUOTATION: | His helmet now shall make a hive for bees, And lovers’ songs be turned to holy psalms; A man-at-arms must now serve on his knees, And feed on prayers, which are old age’s alms. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Sonnet. Polyhymnia. |