John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2099 John Flether 1579-1625 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2099 |
| AUTHOR: | John Fletcher (1579–1625) |
| QUOTATION: | Hide, oh, hide those hills of snow Which thy frozen bosom bears, On whose tops the pinks that grow Are of those that April wears! But first set my poor heart free, Bound in those icy chains by thee. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Bloody Brother. Act v. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Quotation 30. [back] |