John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6895 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6895 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | My lord, you know what Virgil sings— Woman is various and most mutable. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Queen Mary. Act iii. Scene 6. |
| Note 1. Varium et mutabile femina. Aen. iv. l. 569. Donna è mobile. Rigoletto. [back] |