John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4379 Thomas Pery 1729-1811 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4379 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Percy (1729–1811) |
| QUOTATION: | The blinded boy that shootes so trim, From heaven downe did hie. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Cophetua and the Beggar-maid. |
| Note 1. Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim, When King Cophetua loved the beggar-maid! William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, act ii. sc. 1. [back] |