John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4391 Thomas Pery 1729-1811 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4391 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Percy (1729–1811) |
| QUOTATION: | Shall I bid her goe? What if I doe? Shall I bid her goe and spare not? Oh no, no, no! I dare not. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Corydon’s Farewell to Phillis. |
| Note 1. Quoted by Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night,” act ii. sc. 3. [back] |