John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
586 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 586 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | When daisies pied and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Love’s Labour ’s Lost. Act v. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |