John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
363 Christopher Marlowe 1564-1593 John Bartlett
| 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. |
| 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] |