Famous Quotes | A day in April never came so...

A day in April never came so sweet,
To show how costly summer was at hand,
As this fore-spurrer comes before his lord.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Messenger, in The Merchant of Venice, act 2, sc. 9, l. 93-5. On the messenger who announces the coming of Bassanio; “costly” means rich, splendid.

Categories: Anticipation, April, Dramatist, Summer

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