William Shakespeare Quote

A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent—sweet, not lasting; The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more.


The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes (ed. 1733)


A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent—sweet, not lasting; The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more.

A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent—sweet, not lasting; The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more.

A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent—sweet, not lasting; The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more.

A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent—sweet, not lasting; The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more.