...must kiss Child and mother, baby bless ; For he left his pretty boy, Father's sorrow, father's joy. Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee, When thou art old, there 's grief enough for thee." "We are apt to look for everything in Shakespeare, but in this matter...

...Meuaphon, where Sephestia puts into her lullaby the story of her parting with the child's father : — " Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee, When thou art old, there 's grief enough for thee. The wanton smiled, father wept, Mother cried, baby leapt, More thou...

...of Elizabethan London. Among his many talents was writing songs for his own plays: Sephestia's Song Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee, When thou art old there's grief enough for thee. Mother's wag, pretty boy, Father's sorrow, father's joy, When thy father first did see Such a boy by...

...such bliss, Beggars enjoy, when princes oft do miss. CTC; E1L; OBSC; PoEL-2; TrGrPo; UnPo Menaphon 2 aH .0 . . EIL; ELP; NOBE; OBEV; OBSC; PoEL-2; SeCePo; TrGrPo Pandosto 3 Ah were she pitiful as she is fair. Or...

...reflected in casually erudite allusions in Murphy: Sephestia's refrain from Robert Greene's Menaphon, "Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee, /When thou art old there's grief enough for thee,"115 for instance, and George Peele's "Love is a prick, love is a sting / Love is a pretty pretty...

...said Wylie. "I here with you," said Miss Counihan. "Call the woman," said Neary. Sometimes he sang: Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee, When thou art old, there's grief enough for thee, etc. Other times: Love is a prick, love is a sting, Love is a pretty pretty thing, etc. Other times,...