William Shakespeare on Fruit
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“The ripest fruit first falls.”
- William Shakespeare, Generally)
“Fruits that blossom first will first be ripe.”
- William Shakespeare, Generally)
“Superfluous branches We lop away, that bearing boughs may live.”
- William Shakespeare, Generally)
“Feed him with apricocks and dewberries, With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.”
- William Shakespeare, Generally)
“Before thee stands this fair Hesperides, With golden fruit, but dangerous to be touched.”
- William Shakespeare, Generally)
“The strawberry grows underneath the nettle And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best Neighbour'd by fruit of baser quality.”
- William Shakespeare, Generally)