| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 602 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (15641616) |
| QUOTATION: | And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. Yet markd I where the bolt of Cupid fell: It fell upon a little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with loves wound, And maidens call it love-in-idleness. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Midsummer Nights Dream. Act ii. Sc. 1. 1 [text] |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
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