Quote#Wisdom
Cross-gartered swains, and dairy girls
Quote byJohn Lyly · 1554–1606
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Midas, , act IV, sc. i (Pan's Song).
English (original)
Cross-gartered swains, and dairy girls, With faces smug, and round as pearls, When Pan's shrill pipe begins to play, With dancing wear out night and day.
— John Lyly
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