John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
316 George Chapman 1559?-1634 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 316 |
| AUTHOR: | George Chapman (1559?–1634) |
| QUOTATION: | Black is a pearl in a woman’s eye. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | An Humorous Day’s Mirth. |
| WORKS: | George Chapman Collection. |
| Note 1. Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes.—William Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, act v. sc. 2. [back] |