Book XVIII, ch. 25
Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (first known edition 1485)
“For it giveth unto all lovers courage, that lusty month of May.”
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Thomas Malory
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Le Morte d'Arthur
Book XVIII, ch. 25
Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (first known edition 1485)
Context: The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit; for like as herbs and trees bring forth fruit and flourish in May, in likewise every lusty heart that is in any manner a lover, springeth and flourisheth in lusty deeds. For it giveth unto all lovers courage, that lusty month of May.
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