John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6720 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6720 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow’ll be the happiest time of all the glad New Year,— Of all the glad New Year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I ’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I ’m to be queen o’ the May. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The May Queen. |