Quote#Love
My merry, merry, merry roundelay
Quote byGeorge Peele · 1556–1596
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Cupid's Curse, lines 12-13 (date uncertain).
English (original)
My merry, merry, merry roundelay Concludes with Cupid’s curse: They that do change old love for new, Pray gods, they change for worse!
— George Peele
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