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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

228 George Peele 1558?-1597? John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:228
AUTHOR:George Peele (1558?–1597?)
QUOTATION:His helmet now shall make a hive for bees,
  And lovers’ songs be turned to holy psalms;
A man-at-arms must now serve on his knees,
  And feed on prayers, which are old age’s alms.
ATTRIBUTION:Sonnet. Polyhymnia.
 


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