John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2973 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2973 |
AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
QUOTATION: | Fool, not to know that love endures no tie, And Jove but laughs at lovers’ perjury. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Palamon and Arcite. Book ii. Line 758. |
Note 1. This proverb Dryden repeats in Amphitryon, act i. sc. 2. See Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Quotation 25. [back] |