Quote#Love
On a day — alack the day! —
Quote byWilliam Shakespeare · 1564–1616
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: William Shakespeare Quotes, Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music, II. Not to be confused with The Sonnets; this poem is not a.
English (original)
On a day — alack the day! — Love, whose month is ever May, Spied a blossom passing fair Playing in the wanton air
— William Shakespeare
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