John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4378 Thomas Pery 1729-1811 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4378 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Percy (1729–1811) |
| QUOTATION: | Where gripinge grefes the hart wounde, And dolefulle dumps the mynde oppresse, There music with her silver sound 1 With spede is wont to send redresse. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Song to the Lute in Musicke. |
| Note 1. When griping grief the heart doth wound, And doleful dumps the mind oppress, Then music with her silver sound. William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, act iv. sc. 5. [back] |