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

4379 Thomas Pery 1729-1811 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4379
AUTHOR:Thomas Percy (1729–1811)
QUOTATION:The blinded boy that shootes so trim,
From heaven downe did hie. 1
ATTRIBUTION:King Cophetua and the Beggar-maid.
 
Note 1.
Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim,
When King Cophetua loved the beggar-maid!
William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, act ii. sc. 1. [back]