Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever,
One foot in sea and one on shore,
To one thing constant never :
Then sigh not so,

But let them go,

And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into Hey nonny, nonny.

Sing no more ditties, sing no moe
Of dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so,
Since summer first was leafy :
Then sigh not so, etc.

Much Ado about Nothing, ii. 3.

FEBRUARY.

Under the greenwood tree,
Who loves to lie with me,
And tune his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat,

Come hither, come hither, come hither:
Here shall he see

No enemy

But winter and rough weather.

I am as fair now as I was erewhile.

Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2.

Whiles we shut the gates upon one wooer, another

knocks at the door.

Merchant of Venice, i. 2.

'Was' is not 'is:' besides, the oath of a lover is no stronger than the word of a tapster.

As You Like It, iii. 4.

Hebquary 2d.

Belike, boy, then, you are in love.

Two Gentlemen of Verona, ii. 1.

A beard, fair health, and honesty ;

With three-fold love I wish you all these three.

Love's Labour Lost, v. 2.

If he be not in love with some woman, there is no believing old signs: a' brushes his hat o' mornings; what should that bode?

Much Ado About Nothing, iii. 2.