363. Christopher Marlowe. 1564-1593. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	363
AUTHOR:	Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)
QUOTATION:	By shallow rivers, to whose falls 1 Melodious birds sing madrigals.
ATTRIBUTION:	The Passionate Shepherd to his Love.
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.

Note 1.
To shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sings madrigals;
There will we make our peds of roses,
And a thousand fragrant posies.
William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, act iii. sc. i. (Sung by Evans). [back]

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